FGAK88 PAFC 261645 RVSAFC AKZ141-281645- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 845 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2016 ...GLACIER-DAMMED LAKE RELEASE NEAR MCCARTHY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE KENNICOTT RIVER NEAR MCCARTHY. NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A GLACIER-DAMMED LAKE...LIKELY HIDDEN CREEK LAKE...IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE MCCARTHY IS RELEASING. WATER LEVELS ON THE KENNICOTT RIVER BEGAN TO RISE ABRUPTLY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND HAVE CONTINUED TO RISE THIS MORNING. AT 815 AM TUESDAY THE WATER LEVEL ON THE KENNICOTT RIVER NEAR MCCARTHY WAS 22.85 FT. FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FT. THIS LAKE TYPICALLY DRAINS WITHIN 2 DAYS OF INITIAL RELEASE BEFORE WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO DROP AT THE RIVER GAGE. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD PAY EXTRA ATTENTION AND PREPARE FOR HIGH WATER DURING THIS UNUSUAL EVENT. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IF NECESSARY. $$