CALGARY – Alberta Environment is preparing for more potential flooding problems this spring due to high spring run-off levels in the weeks to come.
Officials were in Kananaskis Country this week measuring the snow pack. Snow levels in the mountains are around 110 to 130 per cent higher than normal this year.
While no warnings have been issued for creeks and rivers throughout Southern Alberta officials say the snow levels are almost historic.
“We did some calculations the other day and figured out that this is the deepest snowpack we’ve had for 13 years and the second deepest in over 20 years,” says Jeremy MacKenzie, Alberta Parks.
Officials are uncertain at this point but say it’s very likely that areas south of Calgary will see the most significant rise in water levels in creeks and rivers over the next two months.
“Down south, down in the Waterton area, some of them are starting to be way over average, like, beyond the 25th percentile,” says MacKenzie.
The province is expected to upgrade its forecast for the snow pack melt as soon as Thursday.
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