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Water dammed Chilcotin River could overtop rather than burst
British Columbia modelling indicates water behind a massive landslide dam on the Chilcotin River is likelier to overtop than rupture. Officials warn downstream impacts depend on flow distribution, with evacuations possible along Chilcotin and Fraser rivers. The forecast centre notes a sudden failure could send debris to Hope in about 29 hours, while a controlled overtopping is more probable. Local First Nations leaders describe the situation as dangerous and uncertain, with the salmon-run and on-river fisheries already affected as the lake behind the dam grows to about 11 kilometres in length and the blockage measures roughly 1000 by 600 metres and 30 metres deep.
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B.C
Chilcoti
Fraser
Fraser River
Hope
Joe Alphonse
Tsilhqot
First Nation
Alphonse
Metro Vancouver
Ocean
Cana
Francis Laceese
Tl’esqox First Nation
Willie Sellars
Williams Lake
Sellars
Connie Chapman
Chapman