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Still Creek is the main stream draining the western half of the Brunette watershed. As such, it has many tributaries. The following are the most significant: Chubb Creek - Shortened by development, Chubb Creek currently begins at the Lougheed Highway, just east of Boundary Road in Burnaby, and runs southeast, under Gilmore at Gilmore Station, and enters Still Creek underground a couple of ...
The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods that affected British Columbia, Canada, and parts of neighboring Washington state in the United States. The flooding and numerous mass wasting events were caused by a Pineapple Express, a type of atmospheric river, which brought heavy rain to parts of southern British Columbia and northwestern United States.
Heavy rain in Metro Vancouver caused flash flooding in South and East Vancouver, as well as Burnaby. Several buildings were slightly damaged, and many cars were submerged. The SkyTrain line between Sapperton station and Scott Road station were temporarily suspended due to flooding. [3] Several roads in Burnaby were closed. [4]
Storm siege to raise flooding, avalanche risks across Pacific Northwest. Alex Sosnowski. February 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM. 1 / 7. Storm siege to raise flooding, avalanche risks across Pacific Northwest.
Big Bend is flat and to the north borders the more rugged South Slope neighbourhood of Burnaby. Due to its unique geography and proximity to the Fraser River it remains a flood risk; in December 2014, 100 millimeters of rain flooded parts of Big Bend, although the City of Burnaby's dike system and other anti-flood measures mitigated the damage.
Floodwaters tore out a fence, undermined a deck and caked roads with mud, mobile home park residents said.
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department has posted an aerial, panoramic view of the flooding on its Facebook page. The same area flooded in July 2022 and is caused by overflow from Richland Creek.
The Burnaby Lake Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway's interurban service from New Westminster to Vancouver ran along the south side of the lake. Still Creek, Eagle Creek, and Deer Lake flow into Burnaby Lake, while the lake empties from the east to the Fraser River through the Brunette River.