River levels surge from rain
A flood warning was issued for the Fraser River from Quesnel to the Fraser Canyon Monday as a weekend of heavy rain brought water levels near a 50-year high.
A high streamflow advisory was issued Sunday for the Lower Fraser River, with heavy flows measured at Hope and Mission.
Flows are forecast to reach 11,500 to 13,000 cubic metres per second at Hope by late Thursday or Friday.
COMMENTS
Let's keep comments:
We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters.
We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.