Saturday flooding in Cache Creek prompts local declaration of emergency
CACHE CREEK — Cache Creek- the namesake for the village west of Kamloops overflowed its banks Saturday night, directing the creek through portions of the village.
At around 7:00 on saturday night, a log had jammed in one of the culverts underneath Quartz road in Cache Creek. High streamflow had been pulling debris from the riverbank into the creek. The jam, caused water blockage. Leading to the creek overflowing its banks.
The creek flowed through the village until around midnight on saturday, with minor overflows throughout the night.