The snow pack in the upper Fraser River basin remains elevated but it's not quite time to panic yet.
As of March 1, the level was 137 per cent of normal, according to the latest B.C. River Forecast Centre survey.
However, Dave Campbell, head of the RFC, said Thursday there is still six weeks before the melting season begins and the level could be somewhat closer to the norm by then.
"It is important to note that the snow is one piece of it," Campbell added.
"It really comes down to how that snow melts during the melt season, so the weather is really the key driver in terms of whether or not flooding will happen.
"This kind of gives us that early heads up that we've got lots of water available for melt."
For the Nechako basin, the level was just 69 per cent but Campbell said 80-90 per cent of the snow melt that flows through Prince George comes from the Upper Fraser.
The most recent measurement for the Upper Fraser is down slightly from 144 per cent as of Feb. 1.
