River Flows Could Peak this Weekend
Prince George, B.C.- The River Forecast Centre is maintaining a flood watch for the Nechako River at Vanderhoof, and from
The rate of rise in the Nechako at Isle Pierre and downstream is expected to slow into the weekend, as flows from the rive through Vanderhoof and upstream level off. Flows at Isle Pierre are expected to reach 1030-1040 m3/s (20-year flow) over the weekend.
Given the current conditions and the weather forecast, flows on the Nautley River, Stellako River, and Francois Lake are expected to continue to slowly drop through the rest of the week.
Water levels on the Fraser River at South Fort George are at 8.38 m and continue to decline. Flows on the Fraser River through Prince George are expected to remain below levels of concern through the rest of the week and weekend.
Comments
wow, that is a lot of water.
keep safe everyone along the rivers.
I was wondering if there’s a way for the excess water to be spilled out the back end of the reservoir at Kemano rather than down the Nechako. It wouldn’t threaten any property at Kemano.
CL
it happens every year, it is OK that the river floods land that does not have structures. I wonder what flooding was like prior to the dam on the Nechako as a portion of it flows directly to the Pacific
canislupus mountains in the way. If a tunnel was built to handle any projected spill it would have to be much bigger than the generation tunnel.
Nechako water shed does not flow to the pacific.
At the exploration place museum there are pictures of the railyards in PG under water. That was before the dam.
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