High streamflow advisories issued for much of central and southern B.C.

Apr 26, 2018 | 11:55 AM

VANCOUVER – The centre that monitors river levels around British Columbia has issued high streamflow advisories for a large area of the province’s southern, central and southeastern Interior.

The River Forecast Centre says it is still too early in the season for significant flows in larger river systems but smaller streams and tributaries fed by low-to-mid level snowpacks are at risk of high flows as the weather warms over the next several days.

Environment Canada is calling for temperatures in the low to mid-20s for most of southern B.C. through Friday, followed by wetter weather in the southeast.

The centre says there’s particular concern about rivers rising near Cache Creek, Quesnel and Williams Lake in the central Interior, an area that was charred by wildfires last summer, leaving the ground unstable and without vegetation, which could make flooding worse.