Snowpack and Lake Levels (6/12/2026) - Review of Snowpack and Lake Levels for the South Thompson Drainage Welcome to our 3rd report on Shuswap Lake levels and snowpack for 2026. The Provincial River Forecast Centre has released its June 1 report. For the South Thompson drainage (which includes Shuswap and Mara Lakes and their tributaries), air temperatures have been above normal… Read Article
Changes to RPAR (6/12/2026) - Changes to the Riparian Areas Protection Regulations Some good for waterfront owners has come out of the devastating fires in 2023 that decimated Celista and Scotch Creek. After a year of pushing to get approvals through RAPR including discussions at the Deputy Minister level SWOA participated in, the province released the “New Direction” which was… Read Article
Lake Levels and Snowpack (5/16/2026) - May 2026 Welcome to the second of our 2026 reports on Shuswap lake levels and watershed snowpack. Throughout April and early May, the Shuswap Lake water level has continued to rise and is now at 346.844, almost the same as was recorded at this time last spring. The Provincial River Forecast Centre’s forecasts indicate that,… Read ArticleLogin to see more posts