Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above Juneau, Alaska. Since 2011, Suicide Basin has released glacier lake outburst floods that cause inundation along Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River multiple times each year with a record major flood event in the summer of 2023.
If you missed the 6/3 townhall meeting with local experts explaining improvements to the monitoring and forecasting programs for the 2024 season, Click here to view the recording.
Current Status: 6/14/2024: The USGS has installed some of the new equipment (temperature, precipitation, laser water level) and a second camera. The laser water level data is shown below and other data access is being worked on at this time, check back in the next few weeks to see the new data. The new equipment will provide increased situational awareness. Using the latest imagery, the water level in the basin is approximately 100ft lower than at the same time in 2023. Continue to check back for updates on basin status. Images from the entire 2024 season can be viewed here. Here is the NWS summary report from the major flooding event from the Suicide Basin glacier lake outburst flood in August 2023. Additional Information available:
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Latest Basin Image - ScalesMost recent image from the basin, updated at daily to sub-daily intervals (see time-stamp bottom right). The camera is placed at the basin entrance and faces northeast, into the basin. Click on image to enlarge and read basin levels. |
Latest Basin Image - VectorsMost recent image from the basin (same as on the left) with vectors indicating ice motion direction and magnitude. Click on image to enlarge.
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