Flood Advisory Issued for Upper Kenai River
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
THE KENAI RIVER FROM KENAI LAKE TO SKILAK LAKE
* UNTIL 645 PM AKDT FRIDAY
* THE SNOW GLACIER-DAMMED LAKE IN THE KENAI MOUNTAINS HAS RELEASED
AND IS SENDING ADDITIONAL WATER INTO KENAI LAKE AND THE KENAI
RIVER. WATER LEVELS ON THE KENAI RIVER AT COOPER LANDING ARE
APPROACHING 12.5 FT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING TO RISE. MINOR
FLOOD STAGE IS AT 13.0 FT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE REACHED AROUND
MIDDAY THURSDAY. A CREST AROUND 13.5 FT IS NOW EXPECTED BY 10 AM
AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS: WATER LEVELS ALONG THE KENAI RIVER UPSTREAM OF SKILAK
LAKE ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR ABOVE BANK FULL WITH LOW-LYING AREAS
LIKELY FLOODED.
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