Alberta Environment and Parks - Alberta River Basins flood alerting . . . Alberta Environment and Parks - Alberta River Basins interactive GIS for flood alerting, advisories, reporting and water management content Use this web application to get information on river flow, level, precipitation, and other water related data sets in near real-time
River flooding in Calgary Calgary’s Elbow River communities are now protected from 2013-sized floods, thanks to the new Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) located along the Elbow River, upstream of Calgary The ‘dry' reservoir will only be filled during floods, and will work together with the Glenmore Reservoir to significantly increase the overall floodwater storage capacity on the Elbow River
Bow River Flows – Calgary River Users Alliance The Bow River and its tributaries have a wide range of flows throughout the year Peak flows are reached during late June and July following snow melt in the mountains and taper off until the fall Two graphs document the current water flows through Calgary and below the Carseland Dam after the takeoff into the Bow River Irrigation District Headwater Canal
Current river conditions, plus flood season resources from City Bow River flow at downtown Calgary this week = 175-315 m3 s (average to above average for this time of year) Elbow River flow below Glenmore Dam this week = 25-55 m3 s (average to above average for this time of year) Advisories, river flows and reservoir levels can be checked at the Alberta Rivers website or app for iOS or Android If there
Low river levels in Calgary spark concerns - The Weather Network Despite recent rainfall over Calgary, conditions are still drier than usual, leading to concerns over low water flows in the region "The flows in both the Bow and Elbow Rivers continue to be well
City of Calgary prepares for heavy precipitation With heavy rain in the forecast for the Calgary region, The City of Calgary is closely monitoring conditions and reassuring Calgarians that while no flooding over riverbanks is expected, they should exercise caution and remain safe around the river Currently, forecasts are calling for widespread heavy precipitation over the Bow and Elbow Basins
Flood maps - The City of Calgary Calgary's updated Flood Hazard Area map is at floods alberta ca The new map reflects key investments in flood mitigation, which results in lower flood risk for many areas in Calgary Our map now reflects the protection provided by the new Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir, reducing the flood hazard area along the Elbow River downstream of the Glenmore Reservoir and along the Bow River
Heavy rainfall forecast for Calgary through the weekend The province issued a high streamflow advisory for the Elbow River downstream "Although significant river flooding is not expected in Calgary, we are preparing for higher than forecasted