The water level has been rising at about 18 centimetres per hour upstream of the landslide
Water could start to move over the Chilcotin River landslide blockage late on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, or early on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, and enter the riverbed downstream, said the province in an update issued Sunday evening.
In the worst-case scenario, where the lake behind the dam drains very rapidly , updated modelling shows higher flows than presented yesterday: significantly higher on the Chilcotin River, and flows at or below freshet flows on the Fraser River. In this scenario, the water in the Chilcotin River could potentially rise to 21 metres at the Farwell Canyon bridge and 12 metres where the Chilcotin River meets the Fraser River.
Though similar to elevation of heights during freshet flows, the water will react differently, with greater momentum and force, than a gradual increase in water levels.
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