A decade later, Calgarians' memories of the 2013 flood remain close to the surface

In June 2013, when the city warned Bowness residents a flood was coming, Brenda Ferris initially thought her house would be spared any damage.

In June 2013, when the city warned Bowness residents a flood was coming, Brenda Ferris initially thought her house would be spared any damage.

"I said, 'Well, it's fine. We're fine. Like, the river's high, it's coming up but we're, you know, we're fine,'" said Ferris.

Ferris lives on Bow Crescent but her home is not one backing onto the river.

A few hours later, friends convinced her she should leave, "Just in case."

"I decided I'll go up to my mom's about seven o'clock. I put my X on my door, grabbed my dog and my two little bags and went up to mom's and then started watching it on TV," said Ferris.

"My neighbour said about two or three o'clock, it had come onto Bow Crescent."

At daybreak, Ferris went to the ridge on the north side of the Bow River overlooking Bow Crescent for a better look.