The flooding situation in British Columbia has improved dramatically over the last day as all but a handful of flood watches and high streamflow advisories have been dropped.

The River Forecast Centre is maintaining flood watches for the Shuswap and South Thompson rivers, as well as the middle Fraser River and its tributaries east of Quesnel.

“The Shuswap River at Enderby is currently flowing at 475 cubic metres per second (approaching a 10- year flow) and is forecast to be near peak levels today,” the River Forecast Centre said Wednesday.

“River flows in some upper tributaries of the South Thompson River (Eagle River, Shuswap River, Seymour River) are near or past peak levels, while the Adams River and the mainstem of the South Thompson River at Chase are still rising. The South Thompson River at Chase is currently flowing at 1,040 cubic metres per second (between a two-year and five-year flow) and forecast to peak over Thursday to Saturday of this week at just below 1100 cubic metres per second .”

Elsewhere, high streamflow advisories remain in place on the Lower Thompson River basin west of Kamloops as well as the Bonaparte River near Cache Creek.

“The Bonaparte River remains high but continues to see on-going declines in flow,” the statement added. “The Thompson River near Spences Bridge is flowing at 2,900 cubic metres per second (two-year flow) and is forecast to be near peak levels today.”

All other watches or advisories – including on the North Thompson River and its tributaries, Cache Creek, the Deadman River, and the Nicola River and tributaries in the Merritt area – have been lifted.

“In most areas, flood hazards have diminished as snowmelt and rainfall runoff has eased,” the River Forecast Centre said.

“Most rivers in the Nicola, Bonaparte, North Thompson, Similkameen, Okanagan, have reached peak levels and are now receding.”