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AKZ121-251900
 
RIVER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
ALASKA-PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
1100 AM ADT FRI OCT 28 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE
KENAI RIVER SYSTEM.

THE SNOW RIVER GLACIER DAMMED LAKE ABOVE KENAI LAKE HAS RELEASED.  NO
FLOODING IS EXPECTED...BUT RISES OF 5.5 TO 6.0 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON
THE SNOW RIVER NEAR SEWARD AND 3.5 TO 4.0 FOOT RISES ARE EXPECTED ON
THE KENAI RIVER AT COOPER LANDING.  THE PEAK WATER LEVEL AT COOPER
LANDING SHOULD OCCUR MONDAY OCTOBER 31 ABOUT 1.0 TO 1.5 FEET BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.  DOWNSTREAM OF SKILAK LAKE THE KENAI RIVER SHOULD ONLY
EXPERIENCE MINOR RISES.  HIGHEST WATER LEVELS AT THE KENAI KEYS
SHOULD OCCUR ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3 AND IN SOLDOTNA ON FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 4.

THIS LAKE RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 2003 WITH A RISE OF ABOUT 4.0 FEET IN
A SEVEN DAY PERIOD AT COOPER LANDING.

                                                       BACK TO   FLD
LOCATION      START        CURRENT     ESTIMATED PEAK   NORMAL   STG
 SNOW RIVER  7.7 10/22AM 10.8 10/28AM 13.0-13.5 10/30   11/03   16.0
 COOPER LNDG 8.2 10/23PM  9.4 10/28AM 11.5-12.0 10/31   11/08   13.0
 KENAI KEYS  5.1 10/28AM  5.1 10/28AM  6.0- 6.5 11/03   11/10   12.0
 BELOW KEYS  7.2 10/28PM  7.2 10/28AM  8.0- 8.5 11/03   11/10   13.2
 SOLDOTNA    6.9 10/29AM  6.9 10/28AM  7.3- 7.8 11/04   11/11   12.0
  
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED ON SATURDAY OCT 29 AT 11 AM OR SOONER
IF CHANGING CONDITIONS WARRANT.

BCB
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