By Catherine Hansen

Rising Waters Threatening Homes and Cabins

May 7, 2018 | 3:03 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Water levels at Cluculz lake west of Prince George are getting a little too high for comfort.  The rapid snow melt has closed a local business down and is threatening other properties.

The driveway to the Cabin Restaurant and General Store is almost impassable, rising waters have surrounded the business on Cluculz Lake, closing the business down.

The water began to rise about May 1 after the ice left the lake,  and is now working its way to cabins and homes and even onto roads.

Deanna Kyncl,  Co-owner of The Cabin estimates about six inches more and they will begin sandbagging. With the closure possibly continuing, revenue is being lost,  but staff members will be put to work to clean and create new dishes for the restaurant.

Cluculz Lake property owners aren’t the only ones with their eyes on the water,  one evacuation order is in place and 38 other homes in the Fraser Fort George Regional District along the Upper Mud River road remain on alert.  

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Dave Campbell with the River Forecast Centre says rapid snowmelt from the Nechako Plateau is creating the high water levels at Cluculz and many other area lakes,  Campbell says conditions over the next week will be weather dependent.

Flooding in the Nazko area to the south of the city has eased as some residents are preparing to make their way back home.

Meantime snowpack levels remain high in the mountains feeding into Stuart Lake.  However, forecasters suggest measurements of 264% of normal will not translate into severe flooding from Fort St James and into the Nechako through Vanderhoof. 

However, like many other regions, they warn heavy rain has the potential to drive flood levels high.

That’s especially true along the Bulkley River from Smithers through Houston.  Officials will be watching the weather closely with precipitation predicted for the region. 

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