The water is subsiding but Prince George's river front parks and trails will remain closed for the long weekend, City spokesman Mike Davis confirmed Friday.
"We just want to continue to have that in effect and remind residents to just be cautious around the rivers and riverbanks," Davis said. "The river levels have dropped but we'll continue to monitor them over the weekend in case we do notice the levels increase.
High water along the Nechako and Fraser Rivers forced closure of Cottonwood Island Park and Paddlewheel Park as well as parts of the Heritage River Trails from Cameron Street Bridge to the Yellowhead Bridge late last week.
Outside Prince George, things have "really quieted down," Fraser-Fort George Regional District spokeswoman Renee McCloskey said in an e-mail on Friday. "We are not not expecting any significant change over the weekend."
Similarly, the provincial river forecast centre is saying water levels have peaked along the Willow River near Prince George, as well as Baker Creek and the Cottonwood River near Quesnel, where two homes were lost to high water earlier this week.
However, the centre is maintaining a flood watch for the Bulkley River in northwestern B.C.
An evacuation order has been issued for homes and businesses along Severson Road, which criss-crosses the Bulkley River at Topley, about 275 kilometres west of Prince George along Highway 16.
As well, an evacuation alert has been issued for Pendleton Bay, on Lake Babine just north of Burns Lake and 265 kilometres west of Prince George.
That said, water levels have been stable or dropping in along many sections of the waterway from Houston to Smithers, according to the centre.
- with files from The Canadian Press
