Flood Advisory issued June 24 at 4:18AM AKDT until June 25 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

A change of pattern through early week will lead to cooler
afternoon temperatures and increasing cloud coverage, slowly
decreasing the amount of snow and ice melt at higher elevations
flowing into the Chilkat River Basin. Water levels will gradually
rise and fall on a diurnal pattern. With warm weather subsiding,
minor flooding is expected to gradually come to an end near the
Chilkat River through Wednesday evening.

* WHAT…Flooding caused by snowmelt continues.

* WHERE…The Chilkat River near areas around mile post 14 and 24 of
the Haines Highway near Klukwan and the Chilkat River Bridge.

* WHEN…Until 1000 PM AKDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying areas near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 417 AM AKDT, river gauge reports indicate slowly lowering
water levels from reduced upper elevation snowmelt across the
advisory area. With warm weather continuing to subside, only
minor flooding is expected to continue near the Chilkat River
through Wednesday evening.
– Law enforcement reported flooding was observed on the North
side of Klehini Bridge at Mile Marker 26 on the morning of
June 22, 2025. High water water levels may also impact the
Chilkat Lake Boat Launch.

– For Chilkat River at Klukwan:
At 4:00 am the stage was 126.8 feet & falling slowly
Flood Stage is 126 feet.
Forecast: Water levels will continue to very slowly fall
through the overnight hours before rising again to just over
127.2 feet late Tuesday morning.

Impacts:
At 126 feet: Bankfull stage. Water will begin to flood
backyards along the Chilkat River in the village of Klukwan.

At 126.5 feet: Expect flooding of yards and bank erosion near
the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional
Knowledge camp in the village of Klukwan. Water will flood
lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River near
Klukwan and start to impact some smokehouse and a river
access road.

At 127.5 feet: Lower elevations in backyards along the
Chilkat River in Klukwan will be underwater, and a river
access road, smokehouses, and storage sheds will flood. Bank
erosion is expected to increase near Jikaat Kwan Cultural
Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp.