River Conditions 05/03/2026

The Tripod is still standing, however we have seen some significant changes over the last 24 hrs. The ice has darkened overall, and there is a small ice jam along the dock of the Tanana River, as well as upriver around the bend just beyond the black railroad bridge. Approx. 1 1/2 miles upriver from the Tripod, the Tanana has a nice open channel of flowing water that reaches about half way across the river. This is where we have begun to see a large build up of broken ice, an ice jam. Below the Tripod where the Nenana and Tanana River meet, the water is flowing and eating away at the large sheet of ice that sits on the Tanana. We can visibly see near the river bank dock along the Tanana, that the ice has a nice crack along the edge.

Tripod on the Tanana River.

Slightly upriver from the Tripod on the Tanana River, along the dock.

Ice jam, approx. 1 mile upriver from the Tripod around the bend of the river, just beyond the black railroad bridge.

Approx. 1 1/2 - 2 Miles upriver from the Tripod