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Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1003 PM AKDT Thu May 1 2025

...KUSKOKWIM RIVER BREAKUP FRONT LOCATION...

As of 19:15 AKDT Thursday, ice began running past Stony River and 
water levels rose approximately 2 ft. As of 21:00 AKDT the ice 
continues to run and the water levels are steady.

The River Watch team on Wednesday saw no intact ice until 8 miles 
upstream of the Tatlawitsuk River. River Watch also confirmed on 
Wednesday that the Tatlawitsuk, Swift, and Stony rivers were all 
free of ice. On Thursday evening, local residents in Stony River 
assume this run is intact ice that was released between Devils Elbow 
and upstream of the Tatlawitsuk River.

At this time, the NWS urges residents in Stony River, Sleetmute, Red 
Devil, and Crooked Creek to be prepared for rising water levels and 
runs of ice through the evening into Friday morning. As of 15:00 
AKDT the Kuskokwim River is free of ice all the way to approximately 
Chuathbaluk, and any ice jams would be from temporary grounding 
through low water reaches. Estimated time for the ice to reach 
Crooked Creek is approximately  08:00 AKDT. At this time we are not 
expecting any flooding to occur.

This Hydrologic Outlook will be revised on Friday morning once we 
receive additional information regarding location and integrity of 
the ice run.

The River Watch Team will continue to reach out to local community 
members for observations, and fly Friday morning as soon as weather 
permits to assess river conditions between Bethel and upstream of 
Crooked Creek. To share any local observations, please email 
anchorage.weather@noaa.gov.

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