Okanagan Flood Risk

• Okanagan’s elevated snowpack poses moderate flood risk: River Forecast Centre

  Weather is the major unknown variable that could determine if the region actually runs into trouble with high water.

  Weather

  Apr 17, 2020
  
• Despite a snowy winter, concerns have shifted from flooding to drought in B.C.

  Province-wide, the snowpack is sitting at an average of 89 per cent of normal, but some areas are well below that.

  Environment

  Mar 15, 2019
  
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• Sportsmens Bowl near Oliver, B.C. at high risk of flooding: RDOS official

  Sportsmens Bowl Road south of Oliver, B.C. is expected to flood again this spring, according to the RDOS.

  Feb 28, 2019
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• ‘The risks related to snow melt are lower’: Below-normal snowpacks in Okanagan dampen flood risks

  The BC River Forecast Centre says the wild card will be rainfall accumulations and temperatures during the spring freshet.

  Feb 28, 2019