The Ice Jam Watch for the Smoky River and the Peace River from the Town of Peace River to Sunny Valley has been downgraded to a River Ice Advisory.
There are no current flood impacts, and the ice cover through the Town of Peace River remains intact.
The ice jam at the mouth of the Smoky River remains in place. The jam is approximately 4 km long, having melted 2.5 km since yesterday. Water levels at the ice jam have fallen approximately 1 m since their peak on April 22.
Snowmelt runoff driven flows in the Peace and Smoky rivers remain elevated, but are falling gradually.
The ice jam at the mouth of the Smoky River has the potential to push into the Peace River and start to break up the ice cover through the Town of Peace River. Should this occur, an ice jam could form causing increased water levels. Flood impacts to the Town of Peace River are not expected while flows remain at current levels.
The Heart River is breaking up and an ice jam has formed near the mouth in the Town of Peace River. Water levels at the ice jam have fallen from the peak overnight, and no flood impacts are expected to the Town of Peace River from the Heart River.
The Peace River ice front is retreating steadily 35 km upstream of the Highway 2 bridge at the Town of Peace River. A dynamic snowmelt driven breakup of the Smoky River ice before the ice front passes the Town of Peace River can initiate breakup of the Peace River and can increase the ice jam flood risk at the Town of Peace River and locations downstream.
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Peace River Basin
Ice Advisory
2026-04-24 12:39:54 PM