Ottawa River expected to peak in the city Wednesday

This year's flooding in Ottawa and Gatineau is officially the worst on record in some areas along the Ottawa River, with more records set to fall as the riverkeeps rising over the next few days.

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The Ottawa River Regulating Committee, which controls reservoir levels along the length of the river basin, said levels are expected to peak in Ottawa and Gatineauon Wednesday and Thursday.

Over the weekend, the river surpassed 2017 flood water levels in Pembroke, Ont.,Lac Coulonge,Arnprior, Ont., and west Ottawa's Britannia neighbourhood, setting all-time records in each location except Pembroke.

According to the committee's latest update at 5p.m. Monday, the water level in Pembroke is at 113.32metres above sea leveland is expected to rise another eightcentimetresto a peakof 113.4metres on Thursday.

Lac Coulongeis at 109.09 metres, up 25centimetres from Sunday morning, and is expected to rise another six centimetres to a peak of109.15metres onWednesday.

Arnprior is at 76.25metres, up 21 centimetres from Sundaymorning, and is expected to rise another10centimetres to a peak of76.35 metres on Tuesday.

Britanniain Ottawa is at 60.58metres, up 15centimetres from Sundaymorning, and is expected to rise another 27centimetres to a peak of60.85 metres on Wednesday.

The Hull marina in Gatineau is at 45.09metres, up 10centimetresfrom Sundaymorning, and isexpected to rise another 41centimetres to a peak of 45.5 metres on Thursday.

Thurso, Que., is at43.62 metres, up three centimetres from Sunday morning, and is expected to rise another 23 centimetres to apeak of 43.85 metres onWednesday.

And Hawkesbury, Ont.,is at42.74 metres, the same as Sunday morning, and is expected to rise another 16 centimetres to a peak of 42.9 metres on Wednesday.(Its expected peak has also dropped by 10 centimetres.)

Can't see the infographicsabove? Click here for this year's forecasted river level peaks,and click here to see how much higher water levels are expected to be this year than in 2017.

The next update is expected at 5 p.m. Monday.