Flood Warnings and Advisories
Flood Warnings/Advisories Currently in Effect
UPDATE: Flood Watch – North Thompson headwaters, High Streamflow Advisory – Canoe and Blue Rivers, Clearwater River headwaters, North Thompson below Blue River, Upper Columbia, Upper Fraser, ENDED: High Streamflow Advisory – South Thompson, Cariboo – Issued: 2:00 PM September 26, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Kingcome River including tributaries (Upgraded), High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast incl Homathko and Southgate (Issued), North Coast, Central Coast, Skeena, Haida Gwaii (Maintained) – Issued: 1:30 PM September 26, 2024
UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast and Central Coast - Issued: 1:30 PM September 25, 2024
Previously issued Warnings/Advisories no longer in effect:
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Canoe River – Issued: 2:30 PM September 25, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Canoe River, Blue River, headwaters of Clearwater and North Thompson Rivers, High Streamflow Advisory – North Thompson below Blue River, South Thompson, Upper Columbia, Upper Fraser, Cariboo – Issued: 1:00 PM September 25, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Canoe River, Blue River, and surrounding areas, High Streamflow Advisory – North Thompson, South Thompson, Upper Columbia, Upper Fraser, Cariboo – Issued: 9:00 AM September 25, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – North Thompson, South Thompson, Upper Columbia, Upper Fraser, Cariboo – Issued: 2:15 PM September 24, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Telkwa River – Issued: 6:30 AM September 24, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Kitimat-Kemano, Kingcome, High Streamflow Advisory – Skeena (NEW), North Coast and Central Coast, Northern Vancouver Island – Issued: 1:45 PM September 23, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Kingcome River (NEW), High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast, Central Coast, Northern Vancouver Island, Issued: 2:00 PM September 22, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast, Central Coast, Northern Vancouver Island – Issued: 2:00 PM September 20, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Telkwa River, Flood Watch – Kitsumkalum River, High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast and Central Coast, including Skeena River and tributaries, Kitimat-Kemano, and Kingcome River – Issued: 1:50 PM September 24, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – Northwest B.C. including Atlin Lake and Atlin River – Issued: 2:30 PM August 2, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – Central Interior, Cariboo, Thompson, Upper Columbia, Upper Fraser - Issued: 1:30 PM August 23, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast and Lower Fraser Tributaries - Issued: 1:00 PM August 23, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Chilcotin River upstream of landslide, Flood Watch – Chilcotin River downstream of landslide to Fraser River confluence - Issued: 3:45 PM August 7, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Chilcotin River from Hanceville to Fraser River, Fraser River from Chilcotin River to Big Bar, Flood Watch – Fraser River from Big Bar to Hope, High Streamflow Advisory – Fraser River downstream of Hope – Issued: 6:30 PM August 6, 2024
Flood Warning – Chilcotin River upstream of Farwell Canyon - Flood Watch – Chilcotin River, Fraser River from Chilcotin River to Hope; Flood Watch – Chilcotin River, Fraser River from Chilcotin River to Hope - Issued: 4:00 PM July 31, 2024
Flood Watch – Northern B.C. - Issued: 2:00 PM July 22, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – Northeast Region - Issued: 2:30 PM June 14, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – South Coast, Lower Fraser Tributaries, South and West Vancouver Island - Issued: 11:00 AM February 28, 2024
DOWNGRADE – High Streamflow Advisory - Sproat and Somass Rivers, ENDED – High Streamflow Advisory - VI, South Coast - Issued: 2:00 PM February 2, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Watch – Sproat and Somass Rivers; High Streamflow Advisory - Lillooet River, Squamish River, Vancouver Island, South Coast; High Streamflow Advisory ENDED - Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast Issued: 12:00 PM February 1, 2024
UPDATE: Flood Warning – Lillooet River, Squamish River/Cheakamus River; Flood Watch – South Coast and Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – Sumas, Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast Issued: 11:00 AM January 31, 2024
High Streamflow Advisory – North Coast - Issued: 12:00 PM January 28, 2024
Flood Warning – Lillooet River (NEW), Squamish River/Cheakamus River; Flood Watch – Sumas River, South Coast and Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast Issued: 10:00 AM January 30, 2024
Flood Warning – Squamish River/Cheakamus (NEW); Flood Watch – Sumas River, South Coast and Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast - Issued: 5:00 PM January 29, 2024
Flood Watch – Sumas River (DOWNGRADED), South Coast and Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast - Issued: 9:45 PM January 28, 2024
Flood Warning – Sumas River (UPGRADE); Flood Watch – South Coast and Vancouver Island; High Streamflow Advisory – Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast - Issued: 1:30 PM January 28, 2024
Flood Watch – Sumas (NEW), South Coast and Vancouver Island - High Streamflow Advisory – Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast - Issued: 10:45 AM January 28, 2024
Flood Watch – South Coast and Vancouver Island - High Streamflow Advisory – Lower Fraser tributaries and Central Coast - Issued: 3:00 PM January 25, 2024
For Media Inquiries, contact Govenment Communications and Public Enagement, Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
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
