Thankfully, the precipitation received over the weekend was not as bad as forecasted, although it did contribute to a further rise in river levels.
Tuey Park (also known as Waterwheel Park) is submerged and now closed. Traffic on Waterwheel Street is restricted to local traffic only, and the submerged portion of the road adjacent to agricultural land has been gated off (no residential accesses are restricted).
River levels are currently reading at 437.3 cubic metres per second. Levels will rapidly rise over the next day as the rains of this past weekend impact the Shuswap River and the areas that drain into it. After that, we are expecting the rise to taper off slightly, but the river will continue to increase its level over the next 10 days, with a forecast high of 515.6 cubic metres per second on June 10.
If your property is at-risk of flooding, please take advance measures to protect it. Sand and sandbags are available for free at the Public Works Yard at 2308 McGowan Avenue – please bring your own shovel.
The BC River Forecast Centre is maintaining a High Streamflow Advisory for the Shuswap River, which means that the Centre is predicting that river levels will continue rising and localized flooding is possible. A High Streamflow Advisory can escalate quickly into a higher level of warning, like a Flood Watch or a Flood Warning, due to temperature, precipitation, and snowpack.
Please bookmark the City of Enderby Emergency Dashboard at www.cityofenderby.com/emergency for a complete and up-to-date list of closures, restrictions, advisories, and warnings.