I believe that it was in 2005 that we last had a major flood threat on the rivers in the city. If I recall correctly, the water spilled over the top of the Glenmore Reservoir dam for the first time ever, essentially leaving property along the Elbow river at the mercy of mother nature.
This year they have intentionally lowered the level of the reservoir to accommodate the expected water levels (not sure if this happened in 2005). I can imagine that it won't take long for it to fill up again. Given that the city has control over the water level of the Elbow (until the reservoir spills over the dam), can we expect that they'll keep the water levels at the highest possible level without causing property damage until a point comes that they can no longer control it, or will they further raise the levels and "sacrifice" some of the properties along the river to prevent a potentially worse situation later?
I'm not familiar with the procedure, but I ask the question out of pure curiosity. If there a guy in the control room that flips the switch that says "well, sorry folks, get your rubber boots on."? Or is control not that precise?
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