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<\/p>\nRiver levels in Calgary are expected to crest sometime Tuesday as crews continue to monitor rainfall totals. However, officials aren\u2019t expecting overland flooding.<\/p>\n
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According to the City of Calgary<\/a>, between 40 and 80 mm of rain has fallen across the city as well as the Bow and Elbow River<\/a> catchments since Saturday, with upwards of 70 mm of rain expected through mid-day Tuesday.<\/p>\n Cooler temperatures have also slowed alpine snowmelt with precipitation at higher elevations falling as snow, the city said in its update Monday, which is \u201creducing the sevreity of streamflow runoff.\u201d<\/p>\n However, a boating advisory remains in effect in the City of Calgary and residents are being urged to stay off and away from the fast-moving rivers due to riverbank erosion, as well as swift-moving, cold river flows.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just not safe,\u201d said Alex Kwan, public information officer with the Calgary Fire Department. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to enjoy yourself, the water is very cold and it\u2019s murky.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n According to Kwan, a boating advisory is issued when river flows surpass 280\u00a0m3\/s, with the most recent measurements capturing flows quicker than 360 m3\/s.<\/p>\n River flows are expected to continue to rise and peak sometime Tuesday, the city said.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n Fire crews were called to Harvie Passage along the Bow River in the city\u2019s southeast Monday afternoon for a water rescue call.<\/p>\n According to officials, a group of kayakers were in the river and fortunately didn\u2019t require a rescue.<\/p>\n \u201cFor most users, they will look at these conditions and it\u2019s not really suitable to be outside and doing recreational activities on the water ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf, for some reason, somebody unexpectedly ends up in the water, call 911 and our team is going to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:50 \t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n \t\tNext Video<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n The City of Calgary said forecasted levels for the current weather event are not expected to result in widespread flooding, with anticipated river flows at less than a quarter of the peak amounts that occurred during the 2013 floods.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore on Canada The lower rates are due in part to the Glenmore Reservoir and TransAlta\u2019s Ghost Reservoir being lowered to expand storage capacity.<\/p>\n \u201cEvacuations, road or bridge closures, temporary barriers, flood barrier closures (e.g., Montgomery, downtown, Sunnyside), operation of the Springbank Reservoir (SR1), and related responses are not anticipated to be required,\u201d the city said in a statement.<\/p>\n Pathway closures are in effect along the Elbow River, including at the 25 Avenue underpass, CNR Bridge underpass, and at MacLeod Trail north and south.<\/p>\n Along the Bow River, city officials have closed the north bank underpass at the Reconciliation Bridge, the Centre Street Brige, and the Louise Bridge.<\/p>\n Closures are also in effect at the\u00a0Bowmont Park pathways and north channel bridge, the north bank pathway at the Calgary Zoo, the Baines Bridge underpass, as well as some north side pathways at St. Patricks Island.<\/p>\n City officials said more than 70 per cent of the damage potential that existed in 2013 has been eliminated due to more than $1.3 billion in investments for \u201cflood resilience measures\u201d from the federal, provincial and municipal governments over the last 13 years.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cThis investment includes new reservoir storage and operations, community scale flood barriers, stormwater outfall gates, riverbank erosion protection, pumping stations, as well as forecasting, monitoring and flood response capabilities,\u201d the city said in a statement.<\/p>\n \n\t\t© 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"River levels in Calgary are expected to crest sometime Tuesday as crews continue to monitor rainfall totals. 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