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Suicide Basin
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Summary
Suicide Basin released water causing flooding of Mendenhall Lake and River in early October.
Timeline
What the public record and Alaska's newsrooms have said about this, as our triage desk logged it. Items here are leads we tracked, not Daily Alaska reporting; stories we published are listed above.
October 2, 2026
Suicide Basin release to push Mendenhall Lake near 10 feet FridayAlaska News · reported
October 2, 2026
Juneau's Suicide Basin refills fast as second release remains possibleAlaska News · reported
October 1, 2026
Glacially-dammed lake releases for second time in 2026Alaska's News Source (news) · reported
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