Real-time Data:
Okanagan Flood Story – Discover, Explore, Prepare
- News Release – May 6, 2020: Okanagan Water Board launches website, helping valley prepare for future flooding.
- Watch online news conference on YouTube
Provincial Resources:
OBWB Resources:
- Water Supply Webinar – May 12, 2021
- 2020 Raven Hydrology Model Workshop
- Drought Info & Updates
- For Agricultural Water Users
Okanagan Mainstem Floodplain Mapping:
- Download Report:
- High Resolution (570Mb PDF)
- Low Resolution (20Mb PDF)
- Download Report by Chapter (High Resolution):
- Download Maps:
- Index Map
- High Resolution & Low Resolution Maps
- All Maps (CAUTION – LARGE FILE: 1.4Gb PDF)
- Download Additional Files:
Reports:
- Technical Data Report – Okanagan Lakes Lidar Project (4Mb PDF)
- Analysis of Flood Resilience Policy and Planning Tools in the Okanagan Valley (PDF)
- Bathymetry Survey (Cross Sections) of Okanagan River (1.8Mb PDF)
- Okanagan Hydrologic Models for Long-term Water Planning & Management (51Mb PDF)
- 2017 Flood Response Review of Okanagan Lake Regulation System and Nicola Dam (16Mb PDF)
North Okanagan
- City of Vernon Flood Resilience & Mapping website
- City of Armstrong Flood Mapping and Risk Assessment Report (91Mb PDF)
Central Okanagan
- Central Okanagan Flood Mitigation Strategy website
- Mission Creek Flood and Hazard Mapping and Dike Breach Analysis (65Mb PDF)
- Mill Creek Flood and Hazard Mapping (80Mb PDF)
- Peachland & Trepanier Creeks Flood Mapping (2.7Mb PDF)
In the News:
- UBCO and Okanagan water board team up to address flood mitigation ideas – May 2020
- Okanagan Basin Water Board releases online flood-mapping tool – Global News May 2020
- What’s your flood risk? – Castanet May 2020
- Big bucks for flood maps – Castanet April 2018
- Aerial images lost in crash – Castanet October 2018
Articles:
Local Government Links:
North Okanagan
Central Okanagan
South Okanagan – Similkameen
