City officials say stabilization of a riverbank damaged by a glacial lake outburst flood will likely take until late July or early August to complete. Given the project location, the trail will be closed until work is completed in late July or early August includes stabilization of approximately 110 feet of riverbank that was damaged during the 2023 jökulhlaup (glacier outburst flood).

lake outburst flood from Suicide Basin expected to crest early Tuesday morning, officials said at a lake outburst flood from Suicide Basin was detected earlier during the day. Monday: A second glacial lake outburst flood from Suicide Basin was detected Monday morning, prompting "The outburst flood forecast is based on an estimated volume of water in the glacier dammed lake and "The extent of water drainage within the basin (partial or full) can vary widely between outburst flood

Thursday, flood warning in effect until 4:30 a.m. Friday A graph shows the forecast level for the Mendenhall River during a glacial lake outburst flood An alert of a glacial outburst flood from Suicide Basin was issued just before 5 p.m. See also: How to prepare for this year’s glacial lake outburst flood HESCO barriers and other protective floods.

flooding A wall of HESCO barriers safeguards homes during record flooding of the Mendenhall River on on a more expansive protection effort against glacial lake outburst flooding this year. lake outburst flood last August crested at a record 16.65 feet, with officials stating there was no damage to 90% of homes in the flood zone. as well as raise the barriers to protect from potentially higher flood levels.

Army Corps of Engineers has pulled back from studying a preferred long-term solution for glacial lake outburst floods, according to the City and Borough of Juneau. Koch and Koester both remained adamant the lake tap is the best solution for long-term flood mitigation flood. However, Rumsey said, those barriers “are likely not the answer to our problems” if a worst-case flood

Independent) By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent State officials said Friday they’re hoping to reopen the flood-damaged A record glacial lake outburst flood resulted in the bridge being closed the evening of Tuesday, Aug. The flood "scoured out an area about 16 ft deep x 50 ft long x ~120 ft wide — roughly 3,555 cubic yards

Basin is expected to reach its fill level by Monday or Tuesday, with a break in the ice dam causing a glacial lake outburst flood within six days afterward. CBJ officials have warned residents and businesses in the flood-risk zone to take numerous precautions

Jason Amundson, a University of Alaska Southeast researcher studying Suicide Basin and its outburst floods He said outburst floods are largely a consequence of glacial change. outburst floods. Eventually, he said the floods will likely fade back into a non-catastrophic event as the glacier thins Experts also talked about the timeline of Juneau’s glacial lake outbursts on Tuesday during a KTOO flood

Officials ask non-residents to avoid flood zone neighborhoods due to debris cleanup, riverbanks due to lake outburst flood that crested Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Henderson) By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent Another record glacial lake outburst Wednesday stated "the flood threat from Suicide Basin has ended and waters have receded." This year’s flood, which apparently began Monday night and was detected at about 9:20 a.m.

A glacial lake outburst flood flows along the glacier boundary towards Mendenhall Lake, visible in the Juneau (CBJ) will be available for a public information sharing session about the Mendenhall Valley glacial outburst technical study and how it supports a long-term mitigation solution. representatives will be from its Civil Works Branch focused on the long-term solution to mitigate the flood USACE is conducting a technical study for flood risk management of the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau.

University of Alaska Southeast environmental science professor Eran Hood points at a new Alaska Glacial Lake Flood Dashboard during an "Evening at Egan" lecture on Oct. 10, 2025. Other lectures will include an update on Juneau’s glacial lake outburst flood from Eran Hood and Jason The five lectures will take place in the Egan Lecture Hall, Egan 112, and via Zoom. Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.: “The 2026 Glacier Outburst Flood: Lower and Slower,” with Jason Amundson, professor

lake outburst floods. lake outburst flood. lake outburst floods,” Monday’s meeting agenda states. outburst flood on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Trees are bent over the edge of the riverbank from the force of the 2025 glacial lake outburst flood,