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A swimming pool every 2 seconds: Elk Falls roars at highest flows in 8 years

Discharge from John Hart Dam thundering down Campbell River canyon

Elk Falls Canyon is roaring with a flow of water not seen since 2016.

Consequently, BC Hydro is extending its public safety advisory to stay away from the water flow within Elk Falls Canyon and the Campbell River through Feb. 8 as it continues to release water from the John Hart Dam (SEE UPDATE BELOW.

“There has been significant rainfall and snowmelt in the upper Campbell River watershed and the high downstream flows down the Campbell River will need to continue for a longer period,” BC Hydro spokesperson Stephen Watson says.

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