EDMONTON -- Water levels on the North Saskatchewan River peaked just before midnight on Monday.
Around 11:30 p.m., the river rose to 5.083 meters and saw its rate of flow increase to 630.5 cubic metres per second.
A high streamflow advisory was put in in effect for parts of the North Saskatchewan River earlier Monday.
The river was expected to rise more than a metre between Lodgepole and Edmonton, with the levels peaking in the city on Tuesday.
A rainfall warning was issued for Edmonton and surrounding areas on Sunday. By 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, levels had fallen to 4.996 metres, lower than it had been just 12 hours earlier.
According to the government river forecasting system, rainfall throughout the region was less than was originally forecasted, and the high streamflow advisory is expected to end Tuesday.
Tributaries of the North Saskatchewan in the same area may have also seen a rise of up to one metre.
The city closed some trails in the area on Monday as a result of the water.
At this point, no flooding is expected, but residents advised to stay away from river banks.
