Applications
Application purpose: To help citizens in the Saint John River valley reduce their exposure to flood damage and therefore reduce the cost and impact of flood events.
Application description: The River Watch program provides awareness of potential flood risks and encourages residents to be prepared for flooding events. River Watch will offer a web mapping platform to track water level along the Saint John River during the flood season.
Application functionality:
| River Watch Tool |
Application purpose: To help citizens in the Saint John River valley reduce their exposure to flood damage and therefore reduce the cost and impact of flood events.
Application description: The River Watch program provides awareness of potential flood risks and encourages residents to be prepared for flooding events. River Watch will offer a web mapping platform to track water level along the Saint John River during the flood season.
Application functionality:
- Display stream gauge locations on a GeoNB base map
- Link to Environment Canada stream gauge data
- Display New Brunswick Department of Environment flood alerts
- Display 24 and 48 hour forecasts for water levels along Saint John River
- Water level forecasts from New Brunswick Department of Environment
- Stream gauge data from Environment Canada
- Stream gauge locations
- Water level forecasting is done daily by New Brunswick Department of Environment during flood season
- Stream gauge data updated hourly by Environment Canada
- Stream gauge locations could change and should be verified yearly
