Modelling Shows Water From Dam Caused by BC Slide to Reach Fraser River Tuesday

Modelling Shows Water From Dam Caused by BC Slide to Reach Fraser River Tuesday
A clogged area of the Chilcotin River is shown in an Aug.2, 2024 handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Government of British Columbia
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The B.C. government says it’s keeping a close eye on river flows as a “big pulse” of debris and sediment-laden water is expected to work its way down to the Fraser River after a massive landslide dammed the Chilcotin River last week.

Connie Chapman with the province’s water management branch says the pulse of water after the dam breached yesterday morning will make its way toward the Fraser River, and modelling shows it will reach the community of Hope sometime today.