high temperatures melt snow in rockies

Kamloops - June 25, 1999
By: Michael Townsend

Unusually warm temperatures in the Western Canadian Rockies produced extreme water levels in all of Southern British Columbia's rivers. Some communities like Salmon Arm have suffered heavy losses of property from the flooding.

The South Thompson is one of the rivers effected and these pictures show what is happening in Kamloops. The levels are very high, higher than I have seen them before. Up river they are experiencing some serious flooding as well. And with the rain expected today, well, we will

just have to wait and see. The majority of these pictures are taken in the downtown Riversyde Park area, a number of views of the park. I started in the park downtown and then riding my bike home took a few of the North Thompson and finishing at home.

The shots of the fast flowing water and the rip rap?, (the bank stabilization) are on the North Thompson. Now these levels are not that bad at all.

The big house picture however is in a very low area and seems at this point the only house inWestsyde affected.

This last picture is a shot of the bank just down the road from my house. As you may or may not be able to tell the river would have to rise a good meter to reach those houses and at least 2.5 meters to
reach mine.

At this point they are saying the North Thompson has peaked.

Kamloops - June 25, 1999 By: Michael Townsend Unusually warm temperatures in the Western Canadian Rockies produced extreme water levels in all of Southern British Columbia's rivers. Some communities like Salmon Arm have suffered heavy losses of property from the flooding. The South Thompson is one of the rivers effected and these pictures show what is happening in Kamloops. The levels are very high, higher than I have seen them before. Up river they are experiencing some serious flooding as well. And with the rain expected today, well, we will
just have to wait and see. The majority of these pictures are taken in the downtown Riversyde Park area, a number of views of the park. I started in the park downtown and then riding my bike home took a few of the North Thompson and finishing at home.






The shots of the fast flowing water and the rip rap?, (the bank stabilization) are on the North Thompson. Now these levels are not that bad at all.

The big house picture however is in a very low area and seems at this point the only house inWestsyde affected.

This last picture is a shot of the bank just down the road from my house. As you may or may not be able to tell the river would have to rise a good meter to reach those houses and at least 2.5 meters to reach mine. At this point they are saying the North Thompson has peaked.