Mendenhall Valley residents dry out as officials continue to assess flood damage

Mendenhall Valley residents dry out as officials continue to assess flood damage

Douglas Smith compares the flood heights between 2024, bottom finger, and 2025, top finger, at his home on View Drive on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) After the water receded from this week’s all-time record breaking glacial outburst flood, Mendenhall Valley residents spent Thursday taking stock of the damage. Jeff Garmon’s bottom floor flooded on Meander Way. He spent the day drying out his belongings on a tarp in the…