Okanagan Lake has gone up three centimetres over the last 24 hours and as of Thursday morning sits at the 342.98 metre mark.
That’s just two centimetres below its highest ever recorded level set in 1948.
The rising lake level has local governments throughout the region checking, monitoring and bolstering defences in place to protect critical infrastructure.
The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre (CORD) is asking property owners living along the water to do the same.
Sand and sandbags are continually being replenished at locations throughout the Central Okanagan to help those in need.
You can find detailed information on sand pile locations and information about vulnerable areas throughout the region by clicking here.
To check whether a property needs flood protection, you can click here.
Boating on lakes in the central Okanagan is still discouraged. Shoreline degradation from preventable wave action remains a high priority and concern.
For those who must boat, CORD is asking to keep speeds down within 30 metres of the shoreline and watch for potentially dangerous floating and submerged debris.
CORD is also reminding the public that creekside trails can be dangerous.
Recreational users should stay well back as banks can be subject to undercutting and erosion.
With the potential for increased snowmelt over the next week, residents should also be aware of unexpected rapid increases in creek flows and levels.
Beaches remain closed as emergency crews maintain flood protection barriers.
For municipal information such as boat launches, park and beach closures and water quality advisories, click on the following websites.
- City of Kelowna
- City of West Kelowna
- District of Lake Country
- District of Peachland
- Regional District of Central Okamagan
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