| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
Concept design development was completed as a component of the larger Elk River Flood Strategy (Flood Strategy) (Walker et al. 2016). The Flood Strategy is being prepared to provide municipal, regional, and provincial government as well as the public with information, data analysis, and potential solutions for minimizing the effects of flooding in the Elk River watershed. The Flood Strategy is a broadly-based study, that included: an analysis of the causes of flooding in the Elk River watershed, a historical review of the effects of flooding on community, a literature review of the effects of flooding on fish and wildlife, identification of associated mitigation options that improve habitat, analyses to ascertain future flooding in the Elk Valley (using hydrological and hydraulic modelling, and future climate change projections), and measures available to help mitigate against future flood risk. |
