From drought to drenched: Comox Valley, Campbell River lakes surge after late December rain
Posted: Jan. 5, 2023 7:00PMThe lengthy drought seen in the Comox Valley and Campbell River has done a 180 in recent weeks thanks to a sudden surge of late December rain.
The water in Upper Campbell Lake behind Strathcona Dam has also risen significantly to the bottom of the spillway gate and it’s expected to keep rising. Overall, Watson says there is still a deficit of precipitation of up to 600 millimetres in the Island watersheds where BC Hydro operates. “We’re generally looking at near or above average temperatures and we’re going to be getting into a kind of stormy pattern as well in the Pacific so we can expect more showers around Vancouver Island.”
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