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Heads up folks in the Juneau area, we will be conducting a live test in conjunction with Alaska Electric Light & Power for the Salmon Creek Dam on September 23rd, 2026. See the Public Information Statment here for more details.
Pattern changing with rain, cooler temps and elevated winds returning. Moderate to heavy rains Tue night/Wed morning for the NE gulf Coast and as the front slides east and south over the panhandle. Read the latest forecast discussion here...
To view the latest marine and land weather forecast graphics for southeast Alaska, click here...

Monitoring Equipment Status:

Most of the USGS monitoring camera equipment is working at this time.

Currently all cameras, (the front, the main basin and lower overflow cameras) are sending images one per day at 8am AKDT. The USGS upper overflow channel camera sends images hourly via the cell network. The laser data is not working at this time due to the water levels in the basin begin very low.

Last Update:
September 14th, 2026

Current Basin Status:
The basin is refilling with water as seen on the basin camera images and laser data. The basin is at 1,141' as of 11AM September 14th. Levels inside the basin have risen 37' over the past week with an average daily rate of rise around 5.3' per day. The height of the overflow channel sits at 1,347'.

In 2024, a secondary release occured from October 19-21 with a secondary release in 2025 occuring from September 14-16. The crests for these respective releases were 10.77' for 2024 and 9.63' for 2025. A secondary release could occur at anytime. Check back for updates as NWS will continue to monitor and update this web page as needed.

NWS and our partners will be reviewing all the data from August 2026 event and will issue a report over the next month so check back for that in the future.

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Last Update: September 14th, 2026

Last Update:
September 14th, 2026