News Releases
Lake Rises, Forecast for Wind - News Release #69
May 23, 2017
Kelowna, B.C. – Okanagan Lake and water bodies across the Central Okanagan continue their rise toward record levels.
Okanagan Lake rose 4 centimetres since yesterday morning to 342.91 metres, surpassing the 1990 flood level of 342.87 metres. That’s just 9 centimetres below the year’s…
Forecast Strong Winds to Test Waterfront Protection News Release #68
May 22, 2017
Waterfront flood protection measures could face an additional test in the coming days if forecast strong winds come to reality. And if they haven’t already, that’s a pretty good reason for lakefront property owners to install defenses.
This afternoon, Okanagan Lake rose enough to edge over…
Upper level snowpack melt, wind on the way - News Release #67
May 22, 2017
Kelowna, B.C. – Above normal temperatures in the forecast will accelerate the upper level snowpack melt during the next few days, leading to high streamflows and pushing Okanagan Lake’s level closer to the 343-metre flood mark.
Strong winds forecast to begin Tuesday evening and overnight will come…
Rapid Upper Level Snowpack Melt Alert; Evacuation Orders: News Release #66
May 21, 2017
Kelowna, B.C. – Unseasonably warm weather will accelerate upper level snowmelt and expedite the rise of Okanagan Lake and area creeks over the next two to three days.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Central and South Okanagan including Kelowna and Penticton. “A…
Landslide Forces North Westside Evacuation; Lake Level Update - News Release #65
May 21, 2017
Landslide Forces North Westside Evacuation; Lake Level Update
Kelowna, B.C. – A tactical evacuation has been conducted, as a safety precaution, for two homes, due to a small landslide on Marchbank Road, off Westside Road, north of Killiney Beach.
No one was injured. Geotechnical evaluations are…
