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FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« on: November 06, 2006, 01:51:34 PM »
On Global TV on the Noon News.

Wilson Road in Yarrow - Mandatory Evacuation due to the river flooding in that area.

If anyone from FWR heading to the Vedder to fish in the next couple of days, please be careful!

This is crazy .... just a month ago, we were complaining that there is no rain .... now there are flood warnings.
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2006, 02:13:36 PM »
Just herd chris on the radio. They where saying that the river is now flowing by the houses.
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2006, 03:14:43 PM »
These were taken by Buckeye and Chris not long ago.

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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2006, 03:22:48 PM »
Wow the water is high, and theres a lot more rain in the forcast. The flow in the third pic is crazy!
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2006, 03:27:31 PM »
I hope I will be able to get up their for salmon once more with good weather conditions before it's to late.Let me tell you from experience fishing the vedder when the water looks like mud is no fun.
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2006, 03:28:52 PM »
Just got back from a look and it is wild and very dangerous. The house just below the Vedder Bridge is trucking in rock and gravel to protect the house. The amount of debris is amazing. Just heard that they had to rescue one of the squatters off the island just above the Vedder Bridge. I lived just above the Vedder Bridge in 1948 when it was built and have seen quite a few of these high water incidents. That's why I live up on the hill. Have a few more pictures that I will send to Rodney to see if he will post them.
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2006, 03:39:30 PM »
wow that's insane amount of water  :o i knew she was flooded but never thought it would be like that.
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2006, 03:44:49 PM »
Video clips from today

Part One

Part Two

Part Three
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2006, 03:55:44 PM »
that's just scarey...  and look outside - it's STILL pouding down.... yikes!
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2006, 03:58:35 PM »
Question...at with water flowing so fast, at what point does it become detrimental to the redds?
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2006, 04:00:31 PM »
Lew's photos



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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2006, 04:01:10 PM »
That is insane !!! Almost looks like that bridge will give out...!
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2006, 04:15:46 PM »
Just came from the Vedder crossing. IT IS WILD!
Both CBC and CTV have satellite trucks so watch for it at 6:00.
Search and rescue hellicopter is out looking for, can you believe it, some missing fishermen. As though they haven't got enough to worry about.
Please stay away from the river for the next day or two.
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2006, 04:16:46 PM »
Those pics and videos are spooky!! :o :o  I have't been out here that long, but that is the craziest I have ever seen the river.  Has me thinking poor fish and I hope that everyone comes out of this safe and sound.  So anyone think that river will be fishable by the weekend?? ;)
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Re: FLOOD WARNING - Chilliwack
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2006, 04:18:36 PM »
what animals are those in the last video clip rod??? Where is that on the river??? I hope those fishermen are ok...
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