The National Weather Service says now is the time for riverside residents to prepare.
Latest images from the Suicide Basin monitoring page on the morning of August 1st, 2024. indicating that water levels have started to drop in Suicide Basin , a glacial lake that’s dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier.
Hydrologists and meteorologists who are monitoring basin activity believe this drop was caused by water spilling over the top of the ice dam. Cameras and water gauges deployed to monitor the basin alerted them that water levels started dropping on Wednesday evening. That doesn’t necessarily indicate that the basin is draining yet, but residents along the Mendenhall Lake and River should begin to prepare for flooding.
“Once we do see water hit Mendenhall Lake, with the USGS lake gauge, we will probably be issuing a flood warning,” said hydrologist Aaron Jacobs. Glacial outburst flooding occurs annually when water in Suicide Basin drains into Mendenhall Lake and River, but last year’s flood reached record levels with a peak of 15 feet, causingThe National Weather Service and partners improved flood mapping following last year’s record glacial outburst flood. . Scrolling down to the “Gauge Location” section and selecting “Activate MNDA2 FIM Gauge” creates a map of areas in the Mendenhall Valley that might experience flooding.
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