August 16, 2024

Event

High water after many days of rain

Surface Waters / Wetlands

Cultural Impact

Extreme Precipitation

Flooding / Draining

Landslide / Avalanche

Alatna, Alaska, United States

Nearby

Alatna and Koyukuk River water level rise in three days raising concerns for transportation, and community is on emergency flood watch.

High Water Alatna River-8-19-24

Lars Flora

High Water at Allakaket Boat Launch-8-19-24

Lars Flora

Water line-8-17-24

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Water line-8-19-24

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Water line 8-19-24

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Landslide upriver from culture camp

Lars Flora

Water rising along the Alatna River

Lars Flora

See Also

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Flooding in the middle Koyukuk River basin, Alaska, August 1994 | U.S. Geological Survey

During August 1994, a flood on the Koyukuk River, Alaska, inundated the villages of Allakaket and Alatna and parts of Hughes. Topographic maps of the inundated areas, showing peak water-surface elevations and depths of water, indicate that flooding ranged from 2 to more than 10 feet deep in Allakaket, from 8 to more than 10 feet deep in Alatna, and from 0 to more than 10 feet deep in Hughes. Sever