DFO 2003-124

Flooding: 05/27/03 - 06/20/03

Yakutia Siberia - Snowmelt and Ice Jams

Lena River and Tributaries

Detailed Locations:
Siberia - Yakutia Region - Yakutsk suburbs. Kapitonovka, ?Darkilakh, Tabaga-Yakutsk, Kangalassy, Zhatai.

Rivers:
Lena River and tributaries.

Comments:
Over 100 houses have been flooded in Yakutsk area. Ice jams blasted with explosives near Yakutsk. MODIS observations show spring flooding on the Lena was not as severe as in 2001 and 2002.
Dead: 0 Displaced: 400 Damages: no data Affected Region ( sq km): 62,480 Severity Class* : 1 Flood Magnitude**: 4.9 MODIS flood inundation limit file names***:
20031780355Lena124Ma2.29
20031660320LLena124M2.33
20031660330LenaAldan124Ma2.38
20031650425VilujH124Ma2.45
20031650415LenaTribs124M2.38
20031650240LenaYakusk124M2.35
20031630250LenaAldan124M2.32
20031530400Lena124Ma2.30

 

Map preparation and image analysis: Elaine Anderson

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