Prince George, B.C.- The seasonal flood risk  in the Upper Fraser basin  is now  considered “high” according to the latest snowpack report.

April was  a very wet month,  with well above normal precipitation in  much of the province.  The river forecast centre says the “combination of cooler and unsettled weather at the end of April has led to a delay in the onset of the snow melt season and increased snow water equivalents in many regions”.

According to the River Forecast  Centre,  snow basins increased in  most areas  of the province last month because of that cool wet weather.  The Upper  Fraser was 142% of normal  for  this time of year. The snow basin is  below normal  in the Nechako basin (81%).

According to the River Forecast Centre’s outlook , seasonal flood risk is high in the Upper Fraser, East Kootenay, Similkameen and Liard basins and moderately elevated in the  South Thompson, West Kootenay and Okanagan-Kettle basins.

Of course,  all that could change depending on the weather.  Long periods of hot weather,  or long periods of rain can  bring on flooding  in areas where the snowpack  is below normal levels.