Army Corps plans to construct glacial outburst flood solution before Juneau’s 2030 flood

A tree floats down the Mendenhall River as the flood crests on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered a group of potential industry partners in Juneau on Aug. 21 to discuss how they might drain Suicide Basin — the glacial lake that produces Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood. 
In a recording of the ‘Industry Day’ meeting obtained by Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks, Army Corps officials laid ou