OFFICIAL: 2022 Weather and Road Conditions MEGA THREAD

[killramos]

There was some water on the road? Pretty sure it didn’t come from the river lol

[Xtrema]

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Hearing rumblings of water almost breaching memorial Dr in some areas.
City pumps on location.

They are building a berm apparently, hence the closure.

Casual watch of morning news and water seems to be pretty high but nothing we don't see every year or so.

[killramos]

The water is always high this time of year

Why even argue. The data is readily available.



This is the height meter downstream of the zoo. The data is real time. Google “real-time hydrometric data map search”

[Buster]

we're all ded

[Kloubek]

If this city can't handle 2-3 days of moderate rain, we have big problems. Given what happened in 2013, we should have an infrastructure capable of handling everything but the very wildest storm. I mean, is a decade not enough time to put the proper protection in place?

[killramos]

You think a major infrastructure project can be built in Canada in under a decade?

That’s cute.

I think they only STARTED on the elbowed mitigation damn earlier this year no?

[Buster]

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If this city can't handle 2-3 days of moderate rain, we have big problems. Given what happened in 2013, we should have an infrastructure capable of handling everything but the very wildest storm. I mean, is a decade not enough time to put the proper protection in place?

government is composed of kerts. let that sink in.

[GT.....O?]

The sensor at bragg creek is starting to show a 70+ cm increase in the last 24 hrs

[Xtrema]

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If this city can't handle 2-3 days of moderate rain, we have big problems. Given what happened in 2013, we should have an infrastructure capable of handling everything but the very wildest storm. I mean, is a decade not enough time to put the proper protection in place?

After all the back and forth, Springbank res finally broke ground last month. Almost 10 years after the flood and won't be operational until 2025. So probably 2027.

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The sensor at bragg creek is starting to show a 70+ cm increase in the last 24 hrs

Glenmore should be able to deal with that since they started to empty it yesterday?

[DonJuan]

It's starting to look like I should have WFH. This is excellent napping weather.

[pheoxs]

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If this city can't handle 2-3 days of moderate rain, we have big problems. Given what happened in 2013, we should have an infrastructure capable of handling everything but the very wildest storm. I mean, is a decade not enough time to put the proper protection in place?

The city is handling everything just fine, but the extended forecast says the rain may continue so they’re being wise to manage the water as best they can. That means keeping the rivers flowing near their max to keep the reservoirs and upstream dam low. If the river actually overflows they’ll cut back flow but in the meantime the best practice is to get rid of as much water as you safely can.

[ExtraSlow]

https://rivers.alberta.ca/

Flows on the bow at Calgary have not increased significantly. Levels like 10cm above "normal" for spring.

[Kloubek]

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You think a major infrastructure project can be built in Canada in under a decade?

Typically no, but the last flood cost us 5 billion and that isn't something we can afford to have happen again. It should have been at the very top of the infrastructure project list, and I'm sure the studies and potential solutions were already discussed long ago.

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government is composed of kerts. let that sink in.

It would, if I knew what "Kerts" were. Even a quick Google search was useless.

[ExtraSlow]

The main mitigations measures that protect Calgary are the reservoirs that already exist and the upgrades at Glenmore. Those defenses have massive capacity and that capacity has not even begin to be utilized.
Glenmore and ghost have NOT started holding back water. In fact Glenmore is lower than a week ago.

[Brent.ff]

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https://rivers.alberta.ca/

Flows on the bow at Calgary have not increased significantly. Levels like 10cm above "normal" for spring.

Supposed to go to 800 m3/s by thursday.. it'll get bigger. Honestly, i just hope they remember to close the gates, last year we struggled with low water all season since they ran the gates as flood mitigation w/ zero flooding..

[GT.....O?]

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Typically no, but the last flood cost us 5 billion and that isn't something we can afford to have happen again. It should have been at the very top of the infrastructure project list, and I'm sure the studies and potential solutions were already discussed long ago.

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Springbank dam was so contested because the spring bank option doesnt have a very large storage capacity and doesnt provide a solution to bragg creek. The Mclean creek option made more sense in my mind (and apparently a lot of others as well) which is why the springbank dam took so long to initiate.

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https://rivers.alberta.ca/

Flows on the bow at Calgary have not increased significantly. Levels like 10cm above "normal" for spring.

Its coming, both Kananaskis and Bragg creek are seeing pretty significant increases

[suntan]

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Supposed to go to 800 m3/s by thursday.. it'll get bigger. Honestly, i just hope they remember to close the gates, last year we struggled with low water all season since they ran the gates as flood mitigation w/ zero flooding..

But then how are they supposed to tell us there's a drought?

[killramos]

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But then how are they supposed to tell us there's a drought?

Climate Emergency

[mr2mike]

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The sensor at bragg creek is starting to show a 70+ cm increase in the last 24 hrs

@suntan is reporting the same m3/s on his home sensor. But the trendline is flat on his chart.

[suntan]

This comment is too obtuse for my brain.