A 10-mile ice jam on the Lower Kuskokwim River has caused severe flooding in Tuluksak, with the area experiencing its worst flooding in over a decade.
The past couple years have been warmer than normal contributing to where the river is still flowing ice and with some of the plants still green.
This is the second year in a row that people from Chuathbaluk are able to use boats (skiffs) on the Kuskokwim River in November.
More open water on rivers and lakes that add to the near-ground moisture.
Unusually rainy year for Lower Kalskag this year.
Early breakup brings early arrivals.
We have had an extremely warm winter, and the river had many open holes that never froze completely.
Kuskokwim River flooding causes concern in community
In the village of about 400, outgoing winter ice dams triggered flooding tha shut down the low-lying runway for 11 days.
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