Jul 11, 2014
The lake in Suicide Basin, dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, had been filling all spring and into the early summer. After a warm and dry spring there was ample amount of snow melt from higher elevation into Suicide Basin. There was record amount of rain for the month of June in the Juneau area and with freezing levels above six thousand feet Suicide Basin filled rapidly as seen on the real-time lake gauge in the basin. The water level in the basin filled about two in a half feet per day on avera
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 538164). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Juneau Borough County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.