BC Hydro has begun a 15-day fish migration and spawning flow through Elk Falls Canyon to help steelhead reach spawning habitat.
Flows through the canyon increased to seven cubic metres per second late Tuesday, March 31, and are expected to continue until April 15.
BC Hydro said it will also provide two fish pulse flows lasting two days each. The pulses were originally scheduled to finish by March 26.
“These flows are now scheduled April 1 and 2 and April 8 and 9, during which flows down Elk Falls Canyon will be increased to 10 cubic metres per second,” the utility said.
The public is being urged to stay away from the canyon during the higher flows. Safety signage has been placed along trails in the Elk Falls Canyon area.
The falls can be viewed safely from the suspension bridge and the lookout in Elk Falls Provincial Park.
