可能华人都住在比较高的地方，很少有人住water front，渥太华河水位持续上涨，这周末第一洪峰可能就到渥太华了。Britannia，Rockcliffe可能被水淹。
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/news/peak...annia-set-to-surpass-levels-in-2017-1.4394142
Peak of Ottawa River in Britannia set to surpass levels in 2017
Experts are forecasting the Ottawa River to peak at levels never before seen in Britannia.
CTV Ottawa
Published Wednesday, April 24, 2019 11:04PM EDT
Experts say the peak of the Ottawa River is now expected to surpass the devastating levels of 2017.
In Britannia, water levels peaked at 60.44 metres in 2017. This year, the Ottawa River Regulation Committee has forecasted the waters to peak in Britannia on Saturday at 60.55 metres.
"If we reached the forecasted levels, it would be a new historic record for this region from Ottawa to Pembroke," said Michael Sarich, the Ottawa River Regulation Secretariat.
"This is really in many ways just the beginning."
Sarich says although the committee is looking for promising signs, residents need to be prepared for the worst.
"These are very trying times for many people along the waterways," said Sarich.
"Peak levels are going to be higher than anticipated."
Pierre Grandbois was caught off guard in 2017.
"it was six inches along the wall all the way past the door," said Grandbois.
"The way we prepared in 2017 was pathetic."
Grandbois, whose grandparents live on the Ottawa River in Britannia, has taken extreme measures to prepare this year, building a sandbag wall around the entire perimeter of their home.
"We weren't prepared at all [in 2017] and it flooded pretty badly" said Grandbois.
"The basement had 5 feet of water."
Grandbois also has a sump pump working 24/7, along with back-up generators.
"Hopefully [the water] won't rise too fast in one day, but it's hard to know really."
Sarich is warning residents of weeks of flooding, saying the first peak of high water will come by Monday, but there will be another one coming from the North.
"We can still measure the snowpack in terms of metres, there's still a lot of water to come through the system," said Sarich.
"This is going to be an ongoing story for at least a couple of weeks."
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/news/peak...annia-set-to-surpass-levels-in-2017-1.4394142
Peak of Ottawa River in Britannia set to surpass levels in 2017
Experts are forecasting the Ottawa River to peak at levels never before seen in Britannia.
CTV Ottawa
Published Wednesday, April 24, 2019 11:04PM EDT
Experts say the peak of the Ottawa River is now expected to surpass the devastating levels of 2017.
In Britannia, water levels peaked at 60.44 metres in 2017. This year, the Ottawa River Regulation Committee has forecasted the waters to peak in Britannia on Saturday at 60.55 metres.
"If we reached the forecasted levels, it would be a new historic record for this region from Ottawa to Pembroke," said Michael Sarich, the Ottawa River Regulation Secretariat.
"This is really in many ways just the beginning."
Sarich says although the committee is looking for promising signs, residents need to be prepared for the worst.
"These are very trying times for many people along the waterways," said Sarich.
"Peak levels are going to be higher than anticipated."
Pierre Grandbois was caught off guard in 2017.
"it was six inches along the wall all the way past the door," said Grandbois.
"The way we prepared in 2017 was pathetic."
Grandbois, whose grandparents live on the Ottawa River in Britannia, has taken extreme measures to prepare this year, building a sandbag wall around the entire perimeter of their home.
"We weren't prepared at all [in 2017] and it flooded pretty badly" said Grandbois.
"The basement had 5 feet of water."
Grandbois also has a sump pump working 24/7, along with back-up generators.
"Hopefully [the water] won't rise too fast in one day, but it's hard to know really."
Sarich is warning residents of weeks of flooding, saying the first peak of high water will come by Monday, but there will be another one coming from the North.
"We can still measure the snowpack in terms of metres, there's still a lot of water to come through the system," said Sarich.
"This is going to be an ongoing story for at least a couple of weeks."
