Water levels rise on Nechako  – photos 250News

Prince George, B.C. – It is amazing what a difference a couple of weeks  can make  in the levels on  a river.

In the photos above, the Nechako River  shows a low level in mid April, and two weeks later on the  1st of  May,  the water  at the same spot  has  risen  significantly.

This is the time of year when  safety is paramount as  streams, creeks and rivers are often running high and fast as  the snowpack  melts.

While the Nechako basin snowpack was below norms  for this time of year ,  the Upper Fraser  basin  was  a little above norm.

Depending on how much rain, or  how  quickly  the  snow melts,  will tell the tale on  the risk of flooding.

The latest snowpack information  will be released  later this week.