The City of Kamloops is now playing the waiting game, as flood levels seem to have plateaued.

Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says over the past couple of days, the main gauge they monitor at Noble Creek on the North Thompson — the biggest threat for flooding — has seen water levels actually drop since Monday.

“So that’s good news for us. it’s potentially a stabilization and…potentially even a peaking of the snow pack,” said Wightman.

Wightman says the South Thompson also appears to be holding steady for the time being as well.

“Our gauges at the Overlanders Bridge, so at the confluence of the two rivers, have actually been very steady throughout this week as well. We haven’t seen much of a rise or increase. It’s kind of within 10 centimeters of the previous day. A very stable week. Certainly something we were hoping for. And the the forecast has really worked in our benefit.”

Wightman does caution that an unexpected blast of rain could change things, asking people with homes and properties along the rivers to keep a close eye on things.

“We’ve been getting a lot of calls from folks around town saying, ‘Hey, I’m used to seeing maybe a catch basin bag on my street, and I don’t see it.’  You know, as concerning as the situation is right now, the reality is the river is still quite low.”

Wightman suggests if things remain as they are, we could see the worst of the flood threat on the North Thompson pass in about a week’s time.

The unseasonably cooler temperatures through the Spring has meant a gradual melting of the snowpack this year in the North Thompson, which had been well above normal averages.

This had initially led the City of Kamloops to warn of potential flooding at levels seen in 1999, which are noted on the high water markers at Riverside Park.