May 26, 1998
Rain (26th-27th, and 30th-31st) over the northern Koyukuk Valley and northwest Upper Yukon Valley combined with rapid snowmelt to cause flooding on the Koyukuk River and the Chandalar River. High water on the Chandalar River at Venetie caused flooding of the sewage pond. On the Koyukuk River, high water flooded 1600 ft of a 4000ft gravel runway at Allakaket, swept away one floatplane dock at Bettles, and 30 ft of bank and road of the road from Bettles to Evansville (a mile or so away), some Ban
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5647369). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Koyukuk / Upr Kobuk Vly County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.