New flood watch, evacuation alerts issued as rains fill B.C. rivers
CBC
Recent heavy rains across British Columbia's central and southern Interior are swelling river levels in many areas, prompting a renewed flood watch and more high streamflow advisories.
The River Forecast Centre has upgraded the Nechako River system to a flood watch as up to 40 millimetres of rain has fallen over central B.C. since Tuesday, causing what the centre said are "sharp rises'' in water levels near Vanderhoof and west of Prince George.
High streamflow advisories have also been issued for waterways through the Chilcotin region west of Williams Lake and for the upper Columbia River north of Golden where levels are expected to reach a five-year return by Thursday.
The centre is maintaining a flood warning for the Quesnel River east of Williams Lake and flood watches for the Thompson and South Thompson rivers, including Shuswap Lake, as it monitors the effect of the rain in those regions.
High streamflows are also expected later this week along the Fraser River, and Emergency Information B.C. said evacuation alerts are posted for several hundred Fraser Valley properties including some in Langley, Fort Langley, Abbotsford and in Harrison Mills just east of Chilliwack.
The Township of Langley said its evacuation alerts come as the Fraser has exceeded 5.5 metres at a key measurement point, and the River Forecast Centre is calling for levels above six metres by Friday, predicting rainfall runoff from upstream will add to the rising flows for at least the next week.
"Evacuation alerts were issued to people in the unprotected areas of Langley, so what that means is people who are not protected by the township's dike system," said director of public works Roeland Zwaag, adding the alerts affect roughly 350 properties.
Zwaag said the township would consider upgrading its alert to an order if the Fraser River reaches 6.1 metres.
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