Flood Warning Update Issued at 12:17 PM - June 19, 2014 Issued by River Forecast Centre

River Basins Currently with Advisories Hay Peace Information in addition to this advisory may be found at: Athabasca High http://www.environment.alberta.ca/forecasting/forecasterscomments Level http://www.environment.alberta.ca/apps/basins Ft. McMurray High Streamflow Advisory - Stream levels are rising or expected to rise Peace rapidly and no major flooding is expected. Minor flooding in low-lying areas River is possible. Anyone situated close to the streams affected is advised to be Grande cautious of the rising levels. Prairie Beaver Flood Watch - Stream levels are rising and will approach or may exceed Edmonton bank full. Flooding of areas adjacent to these streams may occur. Anyone North situated close to the river is advised to take appropriate precautionary Saskatchewan measures. Red Deer Flood Warning - Rising stream levels will result in flooding of areas adjacent Red Deer to the streams affected. Anyone situated close to the river should take Calgary South Bow Saskatchewan appropriate measures to avoid flood damage. Medicine Hat Lethbridge Oldman Streamflow Advisory Overview for Alberta Milk Advisories apply to streams and their tributaries unless otherwise noted. Since the beginning of the precipitation event in Southern Alberta, the following basin average precipitation has occurred: upper Waterton;150 mm with isolated locations up to 240 mm; Belly River basin; 150 mm, St. Mary basin; 140 mm, Willow basin; 110 mm, Oldman; 90 mm, Castle/Crow; 145 mm, Highwood; 65 mm Recent weather model runs and conversations with meteorologists indicate another 20 mm is possible in Southern Alberta into Thursday noon. The river advisories have been updated to reflect this change.

River Conditions: Oldman River Basin: Castle River has peaked and is falling, up to 2 m rises were recorded Crowsnest River has peaked and is falling, up to 1 m rises were recorded Oldman River upstream of the Oldman Dam had peaked with up to 1.5 m rises, is rising again, but is below the water level of the first peak Willow Creek is rising, up to 3 m rises has been recorded Belly River is current rising, up to 2 m rises have been recorded near the meeting point with the Oldman River. Another 10 cm rise can be expected. St. Mary River is rising, up to 1.5 m rises have been recorded Oldman River at Lethbridge has risen 3.5 m, a forecasted peak flow of 2100 m³/s occuring Friday morning will result in an additional 0.5 m rise Oldman River at Ft. MacLeod is currently peaking Wateron Lake is currently at an elevation of 1280.64 m. It is forecasted to reach up to 1280.71 m later this evening Waterton River is currently rising, up to 2.4 m rises have been recorded Lee Creek has seen a double peak, and is currently falling Pincher Creek Creek seen a double peak, with up to a 1.8 m rise Tributaries of the Crowsnest River are falling South Saskatchewan River Basin: The South Saskatchewan River is rising, and has seen a 1.7 m rise at Medicine Hat. The forecasted peak flow is 2700 m³/s for Saturday mid-day, with an expected rise of 2.4 m from current levels Bow River Basin: Highwood River at High River is currently rising, it has seen a 1.25 m rise, and is forecast to increase an additional 0.25 m Threepoint Creek at Millarville is rising, it has seen a 0.9 m rise, and is forecast to increase up to an additional 0.5 m Sheep River at Black Diamond is rising, it has seen a 0.5 m rise, and is forecast to increase up to an additional 0.5 m

Bow River Basin

Stream High Streamflow Flood Flood Water Level Advisory Advisory Watch Warning Status Status Elbow River ✔ rising Unchanged Fish Creek ✔ rising Unchanged Wallaceville in the Town of High River on the ✔ rising Unchanged Highwood River Highwood River ✔ rising Unchanged Tributaries to the Bow River upstream of the City ✔ rising Unchanged of Calgary Sheep River at Black Diamond ✔ rising New Bow River downstream of the City of Calgary ✔ rising New through the Siksika First Nation Threepoint Creek ✔ rising New

Milk River Basin

Stream High Streamflow Flood Flood Water Level Advisory Advisory Watch Warning Status Status Milk River ✔ rising Unchanged Tributaries flowing out of the Cypress Hills steady Ended

Oldman River Basin

Stream High Streamflow Flood Flood Water Level Advisory Advisory Watch Warning Status Status Castle River ✔ falling Unchanged Tributaries of the Crowsnest River ✔ falling Downgraded Oldman River upstream of Oldman Dam ✔ rising Unchanged Willow Creek dowstream of Chain Lakes ✔ rising Unchanged Waterton River ✔ rising Unchanged Belly River ✔ rising Unchanged St Mary River ✔ rising Unchanged Oldman River downstream of the Oldman Dam ✔ rising Unchanged Waterton Lake ✔ rising Unchanged Lee Creek ✔ peaking Unchanged Pincher Creek ✔ rising Unchanged Crowsnest River ✔ falling Unchanged

Red Deer River Basin

Stream High Streamflow Flood Flood Water Level Advisory Advisory Watch Warning Status Status Little Red Deer River ✔ falling Unchanged South Saskatchewan River Basin

Stream High Streamflow Flood Flood Water Level Advisory Advisory Watch Warning Status Status Tributaries flowing out of the Cypress Hills rising Ended South Saskatchewan River ✔ rising Unchanged

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