20240514161405 | Akiachak | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/08/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 60.840652 | -161.45984 | - | - | released | Minor flooding reported in Akiachak.
Major flooding reported in Kwethluk. | One of a series of ice jams that formed on the Kuskokwim River near Akiachak, which diverted the Kusko's flow into the Kuskokuak Slough and overland, causing major flooding in Kwethluk. Released on 10 May. |
20240514161724 | Akiachak | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/08/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 60.90647 | -161.46589 | - | - | released | Minor flooding reported in Akiachak.
Major flooding reported in Kwethluk. | One of a series of ice jams that formed on the Kuskokwim River near Akiachak, which diverted the Kusko's flow into the Kuskokuak Slough and overland, causing major flooding in Kwethluk. Released on 10 May. |
20240514161551 | Akiachak | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/08/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 60.799238 | -161.538543 | - | - | released | Minor flooding reported in Akiachak.
Major flooding reported in Kwethluk. | One of a series of ice jams that formed on the Kuskokwim River near Akiachak, which diverted the Kusko's flow into the Kuskokuak Slough and overland, causing major flooding in Kwethluk. Released on 10 May. |
20240514161630 | Akiachak | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/08/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 60.903046 | -161.412986 | - | - | released | Minor flooding reported in Akiachak.
Major flooding reported in Kwethluk. | One of a series of ice jams that formed on the Kuskokwim River near Akiachak, which diverted the Kusko's flow into the Kuskokuak Slough and overland, causing major flooding in Kwethluk. Released on 10 May. |
20240507164004 | Akiak | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/05/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 60.89428 | -161.26125 | - | - | released | Minor flooding reported around airfield on 5/4, moving slowly toward village as water levels increase c. 5/5. | Ice jammed just downstream of Akiak. |
20240507163454 | Tuluksak | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/04/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 61.06246 | -161.03747 | - | - | released | Minor flooding reported--backwater filled the Tuluksak River and started spilling over into town. Inundation of homes reported to have begun on 5/6. | Ice jammed in shallows just downstream of Tuluksak. |
20240507162059 | Lower Kalskag | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/03/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 61.442515 | -160.511063 | - | - | released | On 3 May, water levels fluctuated throughout the day. As of 8pm water was rising again, the lake at Lower Kalskag was rising, and water had reached the village via Mud Creek.
Minor flooding in Kalskag has cut off the community from the airstrip, surrounded the school, and come within a couple feet of the power plant. As of 9PM the powerplant was still running (5/3).
The jam released on 5/4 but briefly re-jammed on the island below Lower Kalsag. | An ice jam roughly 4 miles below Lower Kalskag is causing minor flooding in Kalskag. The ice jam at is being held by one large rotated original ice sheet. Water levels were at bankfull and overbank in low areas but the high wood was still dry. Rotated original large ice sheets similar to are above Coffee Bend and to a somewhat lesser degree in Coffee Bend. There is still ice at the Bluffs.
Ice is backed up to roughly 5 miles above Upper Kalskag. |
20240507152812 | Lower Kalskag | AK | Kuskokwim River | 05/02/2024 | 2024 | Break-up | 61.42507 | -160.57146 | - | - | released | No flooding reported. | Ice jam reported near Birch Crossing (>90 degree southerly turn downstream of Lower Kalsag). Ice backed up past Aniak. Reported released on 5/3. |