US EditionB.C. Region Under Evacuation Alert Due to ‘Risk of Imminent Failure’ of Dam
Fourteen properties near Fadear Lake face flooding risk from an unauthorized dam likely to fail due to blocked culverts, prompting evacuation alerts by local authorities.
- On Monday evening, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued an evacuation alert for fourteen properties along Fadear Creek Road due to a possible imminent failure of the unauthorized Fadear Lake dam.
- Blocked culverts on the dam have caused Fadear Lake's level to rise, and the province said the man-made gravel dam at the north end of Fadear Lake is unauthorized with no permits.
- Natural resources officers visited the site, determined an imminent risk of overtopping, and said immediate steps are being taken to assess and plan action.
- The TNRD emphasized safety as the immediate priority while authorities said the surge won't trigger wider alerts along Louis Creek or the North Thompson River.
- The TNRD and province are engaging experts and may declare a local state of emergency Tuesday, while the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship noted 2023 downstream damage from another unauthorized dam.
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Potential dam failure 'imminent,' triggers evacuation alert for 14 B.C. properties
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Ministry officials worry dam could fail at small lake, cause flooding in Lower North Thompson (Kamloops)
Blocked culverts on an illegal dam have resulted in a rise in the level of a small lake northeast of Kamloops, leading to evacuation alerts for more than a dozen properties downstream. But the rush of water expected if the dam at Fadear Lake were to give way is not enough to warrant similar alerts a...
Potential dam break north of Kamloops prompts TNRD Evacuation Alert
Over a dozen properties north of Kamloops in an isolated area northwest of Sun Peaks have been put on evacuation alert. “There’s a risk of an imminent risk of failure of the Fadear Lake dam,” said Colton Davies, spokesperson for the Thompson Nicola Regional District, which issued the Evacuation Alert just before 6pm Monday. “There’s 14 properties located within our Evacuation Alert-zone,” added Davies, who noted the Alert was being issued on the…
Potential dam failure 'imminent,' triggers evacuation alert for 14 B.C. properties – Energeticcity.ca
KAMLOOPS — About 14 homes have been put on evacuation alert in the British Columbia Interior due to the possible “imminent” failure of a nearby dam. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says an unauthorized dam on Fadear Lake could fail and create “an uncontrolled release of water” into Fadear Creek. The district says the alert was issued after the provincial government estimated the volume of water that would be released if the dam fails. The …
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