It’s hard not to notice all the flooding coming from the Fraser River.

Photo Credit: City of Prince George

With the recent warm weather, the Fraser River has risen extremely fast. But not as fast as it rose in June 1936.

The Exploration Place published a series of throwback Thursday photos of the Fraser River from 1936 to show how high the water was during this record-breaking year.

Photo Credit: Exploration Place

The photos show Jim Johnson’s “Goat Island” submerged in water.

Jim Johnson, the goat farmer on the land, had to evacuate the island with his goats on June 1 of that year.

By June 4, record highs were broken. 

According to the Exploration Place, the water rose at a rate of half an inch per hour.

Nothing was safe from the water and the island’s landmass eventually eroded significantly.

Photo Credit: The Exploration Place

Photo Credit: The Exploration Place

While the Fraser River is beginning to decline now, it could rise once more after the long weekend’s sunny and rainy weather.

Photo Credit: Screen Grab Government of Canada

If you think the flooding is bad this year, just be thankful it isn’t 1936!