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UPDATED: Evacuation alert issued for Six Mile

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued an evacuation alert for Six Mile around the Duhamel Creek fan. A map of the evacuation area is above and the list of the 121 properties affected is at bottom.

The RDCK say residents should be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. They are suggesting preparing an emergency kit and moving pets and livestock to a safe area in case the situation gets worse and an evacuation order is issued.

Emergency operations manager Chris Johnson says the concern is due to the state of an orphan dike on the creek, which is potentially deteriorating during high water.

“It’s not because we’re super concerned about the creek topping its banks,” he says. “It’s more that that his old structure built decades ago could potentially come apart and unravel and result in the creek jumping its channel.”

Johnson says the RDCK has been looking at options for a permanent solution for the past couple of years and is in the midst of a study to get design options. He says repairing or replacing the dike would represent “a very significant piece of infrastructure” and cost “a fair amount of money” to operate and maintain.

For the moment, they have an excavator parked on the site and they are monitoring flow rates a couple of times a day. That monitoring will increase if the flows increase, Johnson says.

“That excavator is there, if it does unravel, to mitigate how much material ends up damming the creek,” he says.

The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisory for the West Kootenay. River levels are rising or are expected to rise rapidly and may spill their banks or come close.

The RDCK warns everyone to stay away from the edges of watercourses and report any erosion or flooding to the Provincial Emergency Coordinator Centre at 1-800-663-3456.

A floodwatch has been issued for the entire West Kootenay. The RDCK says areas of concern include the Kaslo River below Kemp Creek, Slocan River at Crescent Valley, and various tributaries around Nelson and Creston.

The affected properties are as follows:

2047 BARNES RD2802 HWY 3A2776 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2848 BARNES RD2805 HWY 3A2786 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2851 BARNES RD2806 HWY 3A2796 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2854 BARNES RD2808 HWY 3A2803 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2859 BARNES RD2813 HWY 3A2804 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2863 BARNES RD2814 HWY 3A2808 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2867 BARNES RD2818 HWY 3A2810 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2871 BARNES RD2832 HWY 3A2816 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2876 BARNES RD2839 HWY 3A2818 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2879 BARNES RD2842 HWY 3A2822 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2883 BARNES RD2847 HWY 3A2825 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2884 BARNES RD2848 HWY 3A2830 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2888 BARNES RD2849 HWY 3A2830 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2889 BARNES RD2867 HWY 3A2835 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2827 DUHAMEL RD2888 HWY 3A2836 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2839 DUHAMEL RD2893 HWY 3A2839 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2845 DUHAMEL RD2896 HWY 3A2848 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2869 DUHAMEL RD2897 HWY 3A2854 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2873 DUHAMEL RD2905 HWY 3A2858 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2896 DUHAMEL RD2917 HWY 3A2864 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2898 DUHAMEL RD2709 LOWER SIX MILE RD2868 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2899 DUHAMEL RD2714 LOWER SIX MILE RD (All Units)2872 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2905 DUHAMEL RD2719 LOWER SIX MILE RD2875 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2676 HWY 3A2720 LOWER SIX MILE RD2892 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2686 HWY 3A (All Units)2727 LOWER SIX MILE RD2894 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2704 HWY 3A2727 LOWER SIX MILE RD2897 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2722 HWY 3A2727 LOWER SIX MILE RD2898 LOWER SIX MILE RD
2726 HWY 3A2727 LOWER SIX MILE RD2851 TEES RD
2728 HWY 3A2729 LOWER SIX MILE RD2861 TEES RD
2732 HWY 3A2737 LOWER SIX MILE RD2879 TEES RD
2739 HWY 3A2738 LOWER SIX MILE RD2882 TEES RD
2746 HWY 3A2745 LOWER SIX MILE RD2887 TEES RD
2757 HWY 3A2750 LOWER SIX MILE RD2889 TEES RD
2764 HWY 3A2751 LOWER SIX MILE RD2897 TEES RD
2766 HWY 3A2754 LOWER SIX MILE RD2898 TEES RD
2771 HWY 3A2756 LOWER SIX MILE RD2915 TEES RD
2780 HWY 3A2764 LOWER SIX MILE RD2917 TEES RD
2785 HWY 3A2768 LOWER SIX MILE RD2923 TEES RD
2786 HWY 3A2769 LOWER SIX MILE RD2925 TEES RD
2794 HWY 3A2772 LOWER SIX MILE RD2931 TEES RD
2795 HWY 3A2775 LOWER SIX MILE RD

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