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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
913 AM AKDT FRI MAY 9 2025
..MIDDLE YUKON RIVER BREAKUP STATUS
THE YUKON RIVER HAS BROKEN UP IN GALENA. ICE STARTED RUNNING
THURSDAY AROUND 5 PM AND HAS CONTINUED OVERNIGHT. REPORTS INDICATE
THAT MOVING ICE HAS CONTINUED PAST BISHOP'S ROCK AND DOWN TO NULATO.
KOKRINES BIBLE CAMP REPORTED THE RIVER OPEN AND ICE FREE ON THURSDAY
EVENING. THE ICE IS QUITE ROTTEN AND MOVING SMOOTHLY WITH A WATER
LEVEL RISE OF 7 FT ACCOMPANYING THE ICE RUN. RIVER WATCH WILL BE
FLYING DOWNRIVER FROM GALENA TO THE BREAKUP FRONT TODAY AND THEN
CHECKING UPSTREAM TO SEE HOW MUCH ICE HAS CLEARED OUT AND WILL
PROVIDE UPDATES.
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