High Water Living

[Wetlander]

Once again it looks like this year might be trouble for us outside the dykes. We should have 3 rises on the slough early in the months of April, May and June. Marion's parents told her that before the 1948 flood, it was a cool wet Spring and the April and May rises didn't happen. It all came in June.

In 2007 we were on 6 hour evacuation notice and the water was less than a foot from cresting the road. We lucked out then with the perfect weather and the water peaked and passed us by. Took pictures of the flood gage by our house. In 2007 peak was June 10 and almost 16 meters on our gage.

This year we didn't get a rise in April, and May started slow and it is just starting now. Marion and I have been worried for a month now and the TV news just now started talking floods in the valley.

Friday morning - just on the gage, but well below numbers.


Sunday morning - 14.3 meters.

[Chris]

Kev, hopefully you and Marion will avoid a potential flood and there will be perfect weather like in 2007.

[Gord]

Kev, here's to a four weeks that does not hit high temperatures for an extended period to get that snow off in a more gradual manner.

Forbidding anything bad otherwise, do let me know if you could use an extra body to help out in any way.