Spring floods arrive on Rivière du Nord in Lachute

Spring flooding has begun on Rivière du Nord in Lachute and authorities are closely monitoring the situation. As of the afternoon of Sunday, April 14, Parc Barron in the centre of Lachute was flooded. Some properties along the river on the northern edge of the urban area were also flooded. The city of Lachute has set up sand and sandbag depots at various locations along streets where there is a higher risk of flooding homes and businesses. In the morning of Tuesday, April 16, the Ministère de la sécurité publique du Québec listed the flood situation as normal in Lachute on its map of flood areas across Québec. Floodwaters along Rivière du Nord in Lachute and Saint-André-d’Argenteuil could rise higher in the days ahead. On Sunday, the Ministère de la sécurité publique listed the flood situation at St-Jérôme as moderate but had changed to normal as of Tuesday. St-Jérôme is upstream of Lachute on Rivière du Nord so any water in the river there continues to flow downstream and collect from its tributaries to Lachute before entering the Ottawa River at Saint-André-d’Argenteuil. To view the Ministère de la sécurité publique du Québec’s flood map, go to https://vigilance.geo.msp.gouv.qc.ca/carte. Photos: James Morgan