Nicola River Post 2021 Fire and Flood Review -...
Resource description:
The overflight was completed almost three years from the date of occurrence of the 2021 AR flood event, and the system is recovering, generally. However, there remains an extensive amount of exposed river bank through crown, private and Indian Reserve (IR) lands that will need to stabilize, or continue to stabilize over time, naturally or through some form of restorative intervention. There should be messaging to private landowners and IR land managers to allow and/or promote natural revegetation of disturbed river banks, bars, and floodplain areas, as denudation of these areas pre‐flood clearly exacerbated the extent of flood related erosion and deposition that occurred.
Additional Info
| Data last updated | February 26, 2026 |
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| Metadata last updated | February 26, 2026 |
| Created | February 26, 2026 |
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| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Data collection info | The Coldwater River, Spius Creek and Lower Nicola River portion of the Nicola River watershed were flown in advance of a literature review to be delivered to the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (WLRS) in the winter of 2024‐25. The literature review will cover reports and summaries produced by various bodies/entities following the occurrence of the July Mountain and Lytton wildfires, and Atmospheric River (AR) flood event in 2021. |
| Resource citation | M.J. Milne & Associates Ltd. (Milne) and Polar Geoscience Ltd. (Polar). 2025. Nicola Post 2021 Flood and Wildfire: Hydrology Literature Review. Prepared for BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. Milne File No. WL1-002, Polar File No. 116501. |
| Resource data disclaimer | This document is for the sole use of His Majesty the King in the Right of the Province of British Columbia as represented by the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (the Province). The document contains proprietary and confidential information that shall not be reproduced in any manner or disclosed to or discussed with any other parties without the express written permission of the Province. Information in this document is to be considered the property of Province in accordance with Canadian copyright law. This report was prepared by M.J. Milne & Associates Ltd. and Polar Geoscience Ltd. for the account of Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. The material in it reflects M.J. Milne & Associates Ltd. and Polar Geoscience Ltd’s best judgement, in the light of the information available to it, at the time of preparation. Any use which a third party makes of this report, or any reliance on or decisions to be made based on it, are the responsibility of such third parties. M.J. Milne & Associates Ltd. and Polar Geoscience Ltd. accepts no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this report. |
| Resource location | Nicola Watershed |