Photo above courtesy of the BC Government

Testalinda is an historic area, school, creek, and a dam south of the Okanagan town of Oliver, BC (On some provincial maps the name Testalinda is replaced with the misnomer Testalinden). The dam at Testalinden Lake burst June 13, 2010 at approximately 2:15 in the afternoon creating a debris torrent landslide that descended about a mile to the valley below destroying at least 5 homes and farms. The dam was built in the 1930s and after a heavy rainfall the dam couldn’t hold up so much water and gave way. The landslide blocked Highway 97 and the creek was removed from its original bedding but has since been restored to its natural location.