A secondary release is occurring for Suicide Basin. Read more here.

Current forecast is a crest near 9.8ft to 10.3ft between 5am to 9am Friday, October 2. Read More >

Monitoring Equipment Status:

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

Currently the "front on basin" camera is sending images two per day at 9am and 4pm AKDT. There has been some issues with the main basin imagery but the USGS is looking into the issue. The lower and upper overflow cameras are sending images once per day at 8am and 2pm AKDT respectively. The USGS upper overflow channel camera can send images hourly via the cell network and will once water hits that area.

Last Update:
October 1st, 2026: 2:30 PM

Current Basin Status:

A secondary release is occurring. The current forecast indicates Mendenhall Lake will crest near 9.8 to 10.3 ft sometime between 5 am and 9 am Friday, October 2nd.

This page will be updated frequently.

Mendenhall Lake Level:

2:30 PM Thursday: 6.20 ft and rising

Data from the laser gauge and cameras in the basin show that the basin has started to drain. As of 9:00 am September 30th, the basin is at 1,189ft, and was starting to show a slight drop in water levels. The height of the overflow channel is around 1,347ft.

In 2024, a secondary release occurred October 19-21. In 2025, a secondary release occurred September 14-16. The crests for these respective releases were 10.77' for 2024 and 9.63' for 2025. 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 the August 2026 event, and will issue a report over the next month. Check back for that in the future.

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A secondary release is occurring for Suicide Basin. Read more here.

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Last Update: October 1st, 2026: 2:30 PM

Last Update:
October 1st, 2026: 2:30 PM