YK Delta Water Levels; Coastal flood staff installations
Purpose
To install flood staffs surveyed to MHHW datum and provide signage indicating historical high water elevations in Alaska communities. This supports collaborative documentation of flood elevations to improve flood models and development planning.
More information about this work is available at: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/alaska-flood-staffs
Location
Bethel, Napakiak, Kwigillingok, and Kipnuk, AK
Summary
Flood staffs are surveyed to orthometric and MHHW datum elevation if available. Signage indicating historical high-water events were added to the staffs, if available.
Info derived
Impacts of flooding and preparedness for future floods. Qualitative information to share with the National Weather Service to improve forecasting efforts. Calibrated flood elevation observations.
