River Erosion

For one day last week, the village of Deering needed to use a boat to get to the airport.

The rivers on the Kenai Peninsula are shucking their ice much sooner in the past few years than they have in decades, some flowing freely as early as

Unalakleet River goes out early

Early river break-up and low water

On the upper Klamath River

Low water on the Taieri River

Earliest Tokositna River break up ever in Denali State Park.

We have had an extremely warm winter, and the river had many open holes that never froze completely.

Beaver activity impacting water level

Iliamna Lake is not frozen, very unusual for midwinter conditions.

The level of Eklutna Lake seems to be very low this winter. Over the long term, decline of the Eklutna Glacier is a concern for water and energy supply.

Poor ice quality on the Teedriinjik (Chandalar) River

Appears to be smothering all aquatic plant life.