A drone image shows widespread flooding in the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau on Aug. 6, 2024. The flood was from an outburst at Suicide Basin, part of the Mendenhall Glacier complex.

The flooding is due to a break on Suicide Basin, a side basin on the Mendenhall Glacier, located about 12 miles north of Alaska's state capital. A glacial lake outburst flood occurs when a dam ...

The basin does not need to fill completely for a glacial outburst flood to occur, he said. According the NWS Suicide Basin monitoring page, Mendenhall Lake would peak at over 14 feet if the the ...

Juneau residents have spent the last few weeks preparing for the annual glacier outburst flooding event from Suicide Basin. According to the National Weather Service in Juneau, as of Monday ...

Suicide Basin is expected to be full on Aug. 8, and the National Weather Service predicts it could soon afterward unleash a torrent down the Mendenhall River. As the flood approaches, the ...

Suicide Basin is almost full. Once the glacial dam releases,the basin could unleash a torrent down Mendenhall River. As the flood approaches, the community is preparing for the worst-case scenario.