Washouts close sections of Kelowna’s Mission Creek Greenway

KELOWNA – Waterlogged soil and creeks swollen with runoff have closed two sections of Mission Creek Greenway.

At least two washouts have closed The Pinnacle Trail loop past the KLO Creek Bridge, the Black Bear Trail along Mission Creek and the upper Greenway Trail leading to the Hydraulic Creek.

A media release from the Regional District of the Central Okanagan urges residents to avoid the area and respect all barricades and signs while staff assess and repair the damage. 

“With creeks expected to continue rising due to the recent weather and with spring runoff, people are reminded that water levels may rise unexpectedly and they, children and pets should stay safely back from creek banks, which may be slippery or subject to erosion from the spring runoff,” the release says.

The above-average snowpack and unreasonable amount of rain have caused havoc all around the Okanagan, including closing Highway 33 east of Kelowna today, April 17.  

Boaters and anyone using Okanagan Lake boat launches are advised to watch for floating debris that has entered the lake as a result of the runoff.

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