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~ Enderby Cliffs
~ Floods
~ ~ Flood of
1928
~ ~ Flood of
1935
~ ~ Flood of
1948
~ ~ Flood of 1972
~ ~ 1990 Debris
Torrent
~ Geology of North
Okanagan
~ Naming of Enderby
~ Shuswap River
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The Shuswap river rose once again in
1972, bringing with it problems on the North Enderby road near the Herb Barber place.
Carbert's pond had grown into a small lake. Mara Lake backed up and left Crystal Sands
surrounded by water. Many basements were flooded in the Riverdale sub-division. Some
people had to use rowboats to get from their houses to the road.
Bunny Gardner was living in Enderby during this flood as well. Bunny remembers having his
basement flooded and having his boat tied to the front steps. Boats had become some
people's main mode of transportation. Septic tanks backed up, lawns and hay fields were
ruined. Gardens had to be replanted and houses repaired. Summer cottages were partially
submerged or completely surrounded. People were left with two feet of water and about six
inches of sand in their basements.
As the waters finally subsided, the residents of Enderby had a lot of mopping in store for
them. Water and sewer lines had to be checked for problems caused by flood water seepage.
Luckily, this did not create any health hazards, although people on private water systems
were advised to boil drinking water. The people of Enderby had endured yet another flood.
Paul Maynard
AlF School 1989