Water Levels to Remain High Through the Weekend
Watershed Conditions Statement 鈥� Water Safety
2025 Flood Event 1, Bulletin 3 (Issued March 6, 2025, at 13:00;聽Valid until March 11, 2025, at 15:00)
The recent warm temperatures and rain received over the past week began melting the snowpack and generating runoff in the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) watershed. Less rain was received than was forecast, so river levels did not get as high as anticipated. Watercourses are elevated and cresting through the day today and will begin to recede this evening and into tomorrow.
Water levels will remain high over the next several days, and residents are reminded to use extreme caution near all watercourses and to stay out of any flooded areas. Stream banks can be slippery and unstable, and the water is very cold and fast-moving. Parents and guardians are reminded to keep children and pets away from watercourses.聽It is not safe to take shelter along riverbanks or in low lying areas that are prone to flooding.
Any remaining ice cover will be weakened and unstable. Flood control reservoirs are especially hazardous due to fluctuating water levels.
UTRCA staff are measuring the remaining snow today in anticipation of next week鈥檚 warming temperatures, which are expected to melt most of the remaining snowpack and to bring water levels back up. The UTRCA expects to provide an update early next week as forecasts become firmer.
The UTRCA鈥檚 flood control reservoirs at Fanshawe, Wildwood, and Pittock Conservation Areas are being operated to reduce downstream flooding. UTRCA officials are monitoring the situation and will report on any changing conditions if necessary.