KNIK
Event description
A flood from
Damage
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Data source
- http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF4/414.html
Remarks
Flooding from the Lake George Breakout is not known to
have occurred until it wiped out three Indian villages on the Knik River just
before 1900, although people living in the region said it emptied itself every
15 to 20 years before that. Irregular flooding from the Breakout occurred until
1914. Thereafter until 1966, during almost every June or July, Lake George
floodwaters threatened structures on the
Since 1966, the gorge has remained open and therefore