Okanagan snowpack level holds steady at 113%, despite recent precipitation – Okanagan | 24CA News
A weekend stuffed with precipitation didn’t change the snowpack degree within the Okanagan.
On April 1, B.C.’s River Forecast Centre (RFC) listed the area’s snowpack degree at 113 per cent of regular, a stat that remained the identical on Wednesday.
To the east, Wednesday’s knowledge had the Boundary area at 120 per cent, the identical because it was two weeks in the past.
The Similkameen area stayed regular at 81 per cent, whereas the West Kootenay was additionally regular at 90 per cent.
Provincially, most areas are under their regular ranges, with solely eight at 100 per cent or extra. Six of these are in B.C.’s Interior, with West Road-Chilcotin topping out the listing at 241 per cent.
The Lower Thompson area is subsequent at 131 per cent, and is adopted by Boundary (120), Okanagan (113), Upper Fraser West (111), Nicola (109), Quesnel (103) and Fraser River at Hope (100).
The RFC mentioned March was cool and dry all through the province, however added that “above-normal snow indicates a higher risk for snowmelt-related spring flooding for the Upper Fraser West, Chilcotin, Okanagan, Lower Thompson and Boundary basins.”
April’s snow survey and water provide bulletin is accessible on-line.
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