Calgary's flood resilient future

We encourage all parties to keep areas were inundated to depths never before seen; power In order to lead the effort and to provide strategic direction, the financial and human costs of this event in mind and to supplies to large sections of downtown and residential The City formed an Expert Management Panel as part of the maintain the determination to make Calgary more able to areas were shut off [...] To guide the program, The City formed an • T he 2013 floodwaters were mostly generated in the Although the 2013 flood was the largest in recent memory, independent Expert Management Panel who identified six mountains and foothills and the Bow and Elbow Rivers historical records indicate that Calgary experienced floods theme areas to guide the development of recommendations. [...] As seen flood and, flood-resiliency efforts that followed the 2005 in the flood of 2013, the level of flood risk in Calgary •. The 2013 flood demonstrated high uncertainty in forecasting is unacceptably high and it is time to invest in better due to the nature of Alberta’s watersheds and weather patterns. [...] The flood of June 2013 was the largest flood in Calgary since Across Alberta, the flood resulted in the loss of five lives and as Increased population growth and urbanization result in a. Establish a permanent team within The City to oversee flood preparedness and resilience. [...] As the waters rushed down the rivers in the steep alpine region and through the foothills Despite these protective measures, there was major towards Calgary, The City issued a flood warning, activated flooding over the banks of the lower Elbow River, and the Municipal Emergency Plan, declared a state of local the Bow River over-topped its banks in several locations.