Image: Water has begun to flow into the Chilcotin River Monday. / BC Govt

By Fraser Valley Today Staff

Environment

Water flowing through the site of the Chilcotin River landslide

Aug 5, 2024 | 11:20 AM

WILLIAMS LAKE — Images released by the provincial government show water has begun flowing past the landslide area that blocked the Chilcotin River for days.

A social media post by the Tsilhqot’in National Government advises local residents to stay away from the banks of the Chilcotin River. The post states “as the water flows out of the lake that has formed, the banks of the river that were submerged may slump in.” It goes on to state, “as the channel is cut through the landslide the water will be flowing faster.”

Image: Images taken 30 minutes apart from each other Monday morning show water beginning to flow through the landlside area. / Govt. of BC

The images are taken from a camera that is located downstream from the massive landslide that created a one-kilometre blockage of the river. In a news release Sunday (Aug. 4), provincial authorities suggested the water would begin to flow over the top of the blockage by early Monday.

Tsilhqot’in officials say they have been watching salmon who use the Chilcotin River closely and have spotted some Chinook who appear to be waiting at Big Creek (downstream of the landslide) for the river water to start flowing again.

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Emergency officials placed evacuation orders downstream from the landslide to the confluence of the Chilcotin and Fraser Rivers.

A Flood Warning remains in effect along the Fraser River from the confluence, south to Hope. A High Streamflow Advisory is still in place along the Fraser River from Hope to the mouth of the Fraser River.