Flood Warnings and Advisories
Flood Warnings/Advisories Currently in Effect
High Streamflow Advisory – Vancouver Island and South Coast - Issued: 2:30PM September 22, 2023
Previously issued Warnings/Advisories no longer in effect:
High Streamflow Advisory – South Peace and Upper Fraser - Issued: 5:30 PM August 22, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Chilcotin - Issued: 5:00 PM June 18, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Stikine and Northwest BC - Issued: 11:00 AM June 2, 2023
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – South Thompson (DOWNGRADED), Bonaparte River (MAINTAINED), Shuswap and Tributaries of South Thompson (ENDED), Thompson River (ENDED) - Issued: 9:30 AM May 29, 2023
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Quesnel River (DOWNGRADED); ENDED – Cariboo Mountains – other tributaries - ISSUED: 9:45 AM May 29, 2023
UPDATE: Flood Watch –Middle Fraser - Cariboo Mountains; Flood Watch – Upper Fraser tributaries (ENDED); High Streamflow Advisory – Fraser River mainstem (ENDED); ISSUED: 11:00 AM May 24, 2023
UPDATE: : Flood Watch – Shuswap, South Thompson (MAINTAINED); High Streamflow Advisory – Bonaparte River, Thompson River (MAINTAINED) ; ENDED: North Thompson, Okanagan, Similkameen, Nicola: Issued: 11:30 AM May 24, 2023
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Fraser River (MAINTAINED) - Issued: 3:45 PM May 23, 2023
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Liard; ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Nass, Stikine - Issued: 9:30 AM May 22, 2023
Central Update - Flood Watch – Shuswap, Bonaparte River, North Thompson (UPGRADE), South Thompson (UPGRADE), Okanagan (UPGRADE); High Streamflow Advisory –Similkameen, Nicola, Thompson River (NEW) - Issued: 5:00 PM May 21, 2023
UPDATE – North Interior: Flood Watch – Upper Fraser (UPGRADE), Middle Fraser - Cariboo Mountains (UPGRADE); High Streamflow Advisory – Fraser River mainstem - ISSUED: 4:30 PM May 21, 2023
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Boundary (maintained), West Kootenay, Upper Columbia (upgraded), High Streamflow Advisory – East Kootenay (maintained) , Issued: 3:45 PM May 21, 2023
Flood Watch – Peace Region (UPGRADE) - ISSUED: 2:00 PM May 21, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Fraser River - Issued: 10:30 AM May 15, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Nass, Stikine, Liard - Issued: 9:30 AM May 16, 2023
UPDATE – Flood Watch – Skeena Region (downgrade), Issued: 3:45 PM May 21, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast and Lower Fraser Region (Lillooet River and surrounding tributaries) - Issued: 9:00 AM May 16, 2023
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Bella Coola (DOWNGRADED), Dean River - Issued: 10:00 AM May 20, 2023
Central Update: Flood Watch – Shuswap River (UPGRADE), Bonaparte River; High Streamflow Advisory –South Thompson, Similkameen, Okanagan, North Thompson, Nicola - Issued: 1030 AM May 18, 2023
UPDATE – North Interior: High Streamflow Advisory – Middle Fraser (Cariboo Mountains) (DOWNDGRADED), Upper Fraser; High Streamflow Advisory ENDED - Middle Fraser (Cariboo Plateau) - ISSUED: 12:30 PM May 14, 2023
UPDATE - High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Columbia, Boundary, Kootenay - Issued: 10:30 AM May 14, 2023
UPDATE – Flood Warning – Skeena Region (UPGRADE) - Issued: 10:00 AM May 16, 2023
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Boundary, Slocan River (UPGRADED) - High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Columbia, Kootenay - Issued: 0900 AM May 16, 2023
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Peace Region - ISSUED: 2:45 PM May 15, 2023
UPDATE: Flood Watch - Bella Coola (UPGRADE); High Streamflow Advisory – Dean River - Issued: 2:30 PM May 15, 2023
UPDATE: Central Region: Flood Watch – Bonaparte; High Streamflow Advisory – Guichon, Salmon, South Thompson (NEW), Shuswap (NEW), Similkameen, Okanagan, North Thompson, Nicola; Issued: 330 PM May 15, 2023
UPDATE – Flood Watch – Skeena Region (UPGRADE) - Issued: 11:30 AM May 15, 2023
UPDATE: Central Region -Flood Warning –Lower Thompson; Flood Watch – Guichon Creek, Salmon River; High Streamflow Advisory – Whiteman, Similkameen, Okanagan, North Thompson, Nicola; Advisories ENDED – Shuswap (ENDED), South Thompson (ENDED) Issued: 1030 AM May 8, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Peace Region - ISSUED: 13:30 PM May 5, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Dean, Bella Coola - Issued: 9:30 AM May 14, 2023
UPDATE - High Streamflow Advisory – Skeena Region - Issued: 11:30 AM May 14, 2023
UPDATE – North Interior: Flood Watch – Middle Fraser (Cariboo Mountains); High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Fraser (DOWNGRADED), Middle Fraser (Cariboo Plateau) (DOWNGRADED); ISSUED: 11:00 AM May 8, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Skeena Region - Issued: 08:30 AM May 5, 2023
UPDATE - High Streamflow Advisory – Boundary, Kootenay (DOWNGRADED) - Issued: 7:00 AM May 8, 2023
UPDATE – North Interior: Flood Watch – Upper Fraser (NEW), Middle Fraser tributaries, Nazko, West Road, Quesnel River; High Streamflow Advisory – Prince George plateau tributaries (UPDATED): ISSUED: 12:45 PM May 6, 2023
(UPDATE) Central Region: Flood Warning – Whiteman Creek, Lower Thompson (Cache Creek); Flood Watch – Similkameen, Okanagan, Salmon; High Streamflow Advisory – Nicola, Shuswap tributaries, North Thompson (NEW), South Thompson (NEW) - Issued: 1:45 PM May 5, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Coquihalla River - Issued: 2:30 PM May 4, 2023
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Boundary (UPGRADED); Flood Watch – Kootenay - Issued: 12:00 PM May 4, 2023
UPDATE – North Interior - Flood Watch – Middle Fraser tributaries, Nazko, West Road, Quesnel River (NEW) - High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Fraser tributaries - ISSUED: 2:30 PM May 5, 2023
UPDATE – North Interior: Flood Watch – Middle Fraser tributaries, Nazko, West Road; High Streamflow Advisory – Quesnel River (NEW), Upper Fraser tributaries - ISSUED: 10:30 AM May 4, 2023
UPDATE: Central Region: Flood Warning – Whiteman Creek, Lower Thompson ; Flood Watch – Similkameen (NEW), Okanagan, Salmon; High Streamflow Advisory – Nicola (NEW), Shuswap tributaries (NEW); Issued: 11:30 AM May 4, 2023
Flood Watch – Boundary and Kootenay (UPGRADED) - Issued: 12:30 PM May 2, 2023
Flood Warning – Whiteman Creek (UPGRADE), Lower Thompson (Cache Creek Area); Flood Watch – South Interior; High Streamflow Advisory – Similkameen (NEW) - Issued: 3:30 PM May 2, 2023
UPDATE – North Interior - Flood Watch – Middle Fraser tributaries (NEW), Nazko, West Road; High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Fraser tributaries - ISSUED: 12:00 PM May 2, 2023
Flood Warning – Lower Thompson (UPGRADE); Flood Watch – South Interior (UPGRADE) Issued: 12:30 PM May 2, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Boundary and Kootenay - Issued: 12:00 PM April 30, 2023
Update: Flood Watch – Lower Thompson (NEW), Nazko, West Road; High Streamflow Advisory – B.C. Interior Issued: 8:00 AM April 30, 2023
Flood Watch – Nazko River and West Road River (UPGRADED) - Issued: 1:45 PM April 28, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – B.C. Interior - Issued: 2:15 PM April 26, 2023
(UPDATE) High Streamflow Advisory – Boundary, West Kootenay, East Kootenay (Maintained); Okanagan (New), Similkameen (New) - Issued: 12:15 PM April 10, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast and Vancouver Island - Issued: 2:45 PM April 6, 2023
High Streamflow Advisory – Boundary, West Kootenay, East Kootenay - Issued: 6:45 PM April 9, 2023
Contact for Media Relations, Ministry of Forests: Tel:
250-896-4320
Levels of Warnings/Advisories:
1. High Streamflow Advisory: River levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but that no major flooding is expected. Minor flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
2. Flood Watch: River levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull. Flooding of areas adjacent to affected rivers may occur.
3. Flood Warning: River levels have exceeded bankfull or will exceed bankfull imminently, and that flooding of areas adjacent to the rivers affected will result.
Links:
- Home of River Forecast Centre
- Current Streamflow Conditions and Flood Forecast Modeling
- Map of Current Streamflow Return Periods for All WSC Stations
- CLEVER Model 10-day Forecasts of Discharges and Return Periods
- COFFEE Model 5-day Forecasts of Discharges and Return Periods
