Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.
A small gander of Canada geese swims across the water near the glory hole at Lake Berryessa Wednesday in rural Napa County. According to lake levels measured by the Solano County Water Agency, the current water level is just above 426 feet or 14 feet below the top of the spillway. The Lake Berryessa News reports that the lake has risen 32.1 feet rise since December 1 when it was at 394 feet.
Water levels have receded in Sambaa K'e, N.W.T., after a flash flood Sunday swamped some homes and properties. Dennis Deneron said there are still some low-laying areas with high water levels in the community of about 90 residents, but the community can begin cleanup now. The flood happened when ice blocked the main channel of Island River, which flows into Trout Lake. Deneron said that forced the water through another channel close to the community and into some people's yards.
A planned water release at the spillway of the Bighorn Dam will raise the water level of the North Saskatchewan River and affect downstream communities, TransAlta said Tuesday. TransAlta is scheduled to begin releasing water on Thursday as part of a "proactive operation to manage water elevation" at Abraham Lake. The spillway flows into the North Saskatchewan River west of Nordegg in north-central Alberta.
