Disaster Event: Spring Flooding (possible mud slides)
Location: Grand Forks, Kelowna, Oliver, Princeton, Okanagan - Similkameen, Cariboo Regional District, Tulameen, Cawston - Keremeos, Cache Creek, Osoyoos
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| Photo Credit: Canadian Press, Grand Forks B.C. May 12, 2018. |
49°54′40″N 119°30′45″W - Okanagan Lake
49°01′56″N 119°28′05″W - Osoyoos
Lakes: Okanagan Lake, Otter Lake, Kalamalka Lake
Rivers: Okanagan River, Thompson River
Primary Cause: Mountain Snow Pack 152% above normal level
Flood Plain Maps
British Columbia Road Condition Map
Lead Agencies
State of Emergency declared: Yes (Regional and Provincial)
Operations Support
- Canadian Forces Operation LENTUS
Okanagan Flood History
- CBC News 2017 BC flooding
- Independent Review of 2017 Flooding
Resources:
- Central Kootney Emergency Alert System (text & voice)
- City of Kelowna 2018 Emergency Services Flood Preparedness and Services
- City of Kelowna Sandbag locations and information
- Emergency Management Strategic Plan and Annual Report
- Osoyoos Lake Water Level Data
- Province of British Columbia Open Flood data
- Province of British Columbia Real time Water Data
- 2018 British Columbia River and Lake Forecast
- British Columbia Geographic Datasets
- British Columbia Satellite Data (LIDAR, Orthophotos, etc)
- Environment Canada Weather Forecast for British Columbia
Social Media
- Twitter: Regional District Okanagan - Similkameen Emergency Management (RDOS EOC)
- Facebook: Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre
- Email: eoc@RDOS.bc.ca
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