Some flood zone residents worry Juneau’s temporary levee won’t hold ...
Sam Hatch wades through floodwater in his backyard on Meander Way on Wednesday morning, Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)

A temporary levee in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley mostly held back record-breaking floodwaters during the glacial outburst last Wednesday. But water lapped just inches from the top and there was some leakage, which led to flooding in some homes

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