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Alternate Text: Line graphs of the peak streamflow during the previous record-high flood, in 2016, and the much bigger peak flow during the August 2023 event
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Line graphs of the peak streamflow during the previous record-high flood, in 2016, and the much bigger peak flow during the August 2023 event

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Streamflow at Mendenhall Lake during the previous record-high outburst flood, in 2016 (blue line), and during the much larger event on August 4-6, 2023 (orange line). In 2016, the lake in Suicide Basin drained several times, though later events were smaller. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on data from the U.S. Geological Survey.