Heavy rain and snowmelt lead to Okanagan Lake rising well above full pool
is currently sitting at about 10 centimetres above full pool and water levels are expected to continue to rise.
“ 2017 and 18 we had quite a bit of flooding and it was due to what our lakes could not handle, what our creeks cannot handle,” Follack said. “Since then, jurisdictions have done amazing mitigation work and there’s a lot of support in the creek beds and the lake that will allow the flooding to be a little bit higher.”Jennifer Lopez introduces her child onstage using gender-neutral pronouns
Sophie Fenwick-McCarthy lives in the area and has been checking on the creek almost daily on her walks.“I think this is awful, “she said. “I feel so bad for the people that live around here and it’s worse today.”“If you live in an area that’s subject to flooding you should have have put in some measures or take a look at what’s happening,” Follack said.The Kelowna woman has been flooded three times in the 15 years she’s lived there – 2017 was the last time.
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