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Flood — Juneau Borough, AK

Jul 21, 2011

First glacier dam outburst flood on the Mendenhall Lake/River system that produced significant flood took place on July 21 2011. The source of the flood waters was from Suicide Basin and side basin on the Mendenhall Glacier, about a mile up from the glacier terminus. The Mendenhall Glacier was holding back water in Suicide Basin like a dam. The source of the flood waters was unknown for most of the event along with how much water was being impounded.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 479306). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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