Docks are weighted down by barrels. Okanagan Lake laps at the feet of Manhattan Point residents, causing concern as water levels rise.

Mark Breakell moved to Kelowna four years ago from Calgary and said he害羞草研究所檚 never heard of flooding in the Okanagan to this extreme.

害羞草研究所淭his is our fortifications, there害羞草研究所檚 so sense sandbagging as it will just come up over the dock,害羞草研究所� he said, indicating the plywood structure he created at the front of his property in order to brace against the waves.

害羞草研究所淭his glass has turned from decorative to sea wall,害羞草研究所� he said.

It wouldn害羞草研究所檛 take much more water before Breakell害羞草研究所檚 deck will be completely covered.

害羞草研究所淣ormally the water is at the second step,害羞草研究所� he said.

His dock is already underwater, weighed down to prevent it from floating away.

His home lies on Manhattan Drive.

害羞草研究所淢y house will be fine, because it害羞草研究所檚 high and dry,害羞草研究所� he said. The house sits a few feet above the glass.

Breakell is just one of many residents affected by the flooding.

Manhattan Point beach (900 Manhattan Drive) is currently closed. Other beaches along the road are sandbagged and bladder dams protect some lakefront properties.

As of Wednesday morning, the level of Okanagan Lake was 343.248 metres above sea level, seven millimetres more than from Tuesday morning害羞草研究所檚 level as measured by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The lake is predicted to peak possibly as high as 343.5 m according to a Central Okanagan Emergency Operations release on June 5. By comparison, the 1948 flood peaked at about 343 m.

On Tuesday, new flood maps showed Manhattan Point as one of the at-risk areas which also includes Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 downtown waterfront.