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Alaska Declares Disaster Emergency Due to Flooding Caused by Ice Jam in Manley Hot Springs | Nature World News
The Alaska Governor’s office has already made contact with the United States Congress regarding the situation in Manley Hot Springs.
May 9, 2022
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Manley Hot Springs, Alaska
| City | Manley Hot Springs |
| County | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 99756 |
Water levels rose to bankfull in Manley Hot Springs the evening of May 6th and by the morning of May 7th major flooding was observed in the community. NWS staff on a Civil Air Patrol reconnaissance flight observed a large ice jam on the Tanana River 12 miles downriver which dammed the river and backed up water into the community. The river crested around 9 am May 8th with a preliminary estimated stage of 19.50 feet, which is 6.0 feet above flood stage. This was the highest water level observed at Manley Hot Springs since the record flood of 1956 (the 1956 flood is estimated approximately 2.5 feet higher). The ice jam held for 36 hrs, releasing on the morning of May 8th and water levels began to recede through the day. Standing water remained in low lying areas of the community through the following week. Impacts to the community included many homes and structures either flooded or surrounded by water, many roads inundated with some parts of town appearing cut off and only accessible by boat, Only 6 of freeboard under the Manley Hot Springs Slough bridge, approximately 500 feet of the Elliot Highway approaching town was inundated with several feet of water, power was shut down in the community as a precaution due to the lines being buried, cellular, phone, and internet networks are down. In addition significant areas of fuel sheen on the water surface due to overturned heating fuel tanks and other sources.