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The Mendenhall River in Juneau reached record levels over the weekend after a glacial-dammed lake outburst in Suicide Basin. Glacial flooding damages structures in Alaska's capital Skip to main ...
The water came from a side basin of the spectacular but receding Mendenhall Glacier that is known as the Suicide Basin. After a glacial dam outburst destroyed homes in Alaska, a look at the risks ...
The U.S. Geological Survey has monitored the Suicide Basin since 1965 but it was not until July 2011 that a glacial dam outburst was recorded. Since then, the basin has burst more than 30 times ...
Minor flood stage for the Mendenhall River is 12 feet (3.7 m), and a level of 14 feet (4.3 m) is more likely to cause extensive problems. If the Mendenhall is at minor flood stage, however, it is likely that areas such as Montana Creek, Jordan Creek, and the Mendenhall Lake are also experiencing flooding at that time.
Since 2011, periodic glacial floods have occurred from the Suicide Basin through the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska multiple times each year, [21] with major such floods occurring in the summer of 2023 and 2024. [21]
South Suicide Peak (Now known as South Yuyanq' Ch'ex) is the tallest mountain rising from the north side of Turnagain, and Mount Alpenglow the highest on the south side. Mountains rise precipitously on both sides of the arm and reach altitudes of 5,000–6,000 feet (1,500–1,800 m). Their tops are ragged and bare.
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