Flood Warnings and Advisories

Flood Warnings/Advisories Currently in Effect

ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Liard River - Issued: 9:00 AM June 22, 2026

ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Skeena River - Issued: 11:30 AM June 21, 2026

 

Previously issued Warnings/Advisories no longer in effect:

High Streamflow Advisory – Liard River - Issued: 10:15 AM June 18, 2026

High Streamflow Advisory – Skeena River - Issued: 3:45 PM June 15, 2026

ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Columbia, East Kootenay - Issued: 11:00 AM June 3, 2026

UPDATE: High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Columbia (DOWNGRADE), East Kootenay (DOWNGRADE); ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory/Flood Watch – Lardeau River, North Thompson, West Kootenay, Upper Fraser – East - Issued: 11:45 AM June 1, 2026

Flood Watch – Upper Columbia, East Kootenay River, Lardeau; High Streamflow Advisory – North Thompson, West Kootenay , Upper Fraser – East - Issued: 11:00 AM May 31, 2026

UPDATE: Flood Warning – Upper Columbia (UPGRADE), Kootenay River (UPGRADE), Lardeau River (UPGRADE); Flood Watch – North Thompson (UPGRADE), West Kootenay; High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Fraser – East, South Thompson, Boundary - 8:30 AM May 30, 2026

Flood Watch – Upper Columbia, West Kootenay, East Kootenay; High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Fraser – East, North Thompson, South Thompson, Boundary; Issued: 11:30 AM May 28, 2026

ENDED - Flood Watch – St. Mary River and Kaslo River - Issued: 12:00 PM May 27, 2026

Flood Watch – St. Mary River and Kaslo River – Issued: 7:30 AM May 27, 2026

ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Columbia, West Kootenay, East Kootenay, North and Thompson tributaries, Okanagan, Boundary - Issued: 11:45 AM May 15, 2026

ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory – Northern Interior (Omineca, Lakes Region) - Issued: 8:45 AM May 15, 2026

High Streamflow Advisory – Upper Columbia, West Kootenay, East Kootenay, North and Thompson tributaries, Okanagan, Boundary - Issued: 10:45 AM May 13, 2026

UPDATE - High Streamflow Advisory – Northern Interior (MAINTAINED); High Streamflow Advisory – Central Coast (ENDED) - Issued: 11:30 AM May 12, 2026

UPDATE - High Streamflow Advisory (MAINTAINED) – Central Coast, Northern Interior; High Streamflow Advisory (ENDED) – Bulkley, Skeena - Issued: 11:30 AM May 11, 2026

UPDATE – High Streamflow Advisory – Bulkley (downgrade), Skeena, Central Coast, Northern Interior – Issued: 3:30 PM May 8, 2026

UPDATE – Flood Watch – Bulkley River; High Streamflow Advisory – Skeena (NEW), Central Coast, Northern Interior – Issued: 5:30 PM May 7, 2026

UPDATE – Flood Watch – Bulkley River (UPGRADED); High Streamflow Advisory – Central Coast (NEW), Northern Interior - Issued: 9:30 AM May 6, 2026

High Streamflow Advisory – Northern Interior - Issued: 11:30 AM May 4, 2026ENDED - High Streamflow Advisory - Coldwater River, Similkameen River, and Skagit River - Issued: 10:45 AM March 22, 2026

 

 

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:

  1. Home of River Forecast Centre
  2. Current Streamflow Conditions and Flood Forecast Modeling
  3. Map of Current Streamflow Return Periods for All WSC Stations
  4. CLEVER Model 10-day Forecasts of Discharges and Return Periods
  5. COFFEE Model 5-day Forecasts of Discharges and Return Periods