"Every major river is just megawatts of power flowing by all summer," said Ben Loeffler, a hydrokinetics researcher leading the project at UAF. Loeffler has been working on solutions for years at the ...

On the surface of a frozen river outside the small Alaskan city of Fairbanks, crowds are gathered in the morning sunshine. Adults hold flasks of coffee and gleaming red Solo cups as snow crunches ...

Leading teams are now on the longest stretch of this year’s race, a 117-mile run from Tanana to the next checkpoint in Ruby as they navigate the frozen Yukon River.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - As break-up season ends, boaters and other aquatic adventure seekers are seething to hit the water around the interior. Thankfully for those that are seeking out such ...

The game originated in 1917 when a group of railroad engineers bet a total of $800 trying to guess the precise date and time when the Tanana River would break up. Since then, the earliest breakup ...

These River Watch divisions will launch when ice movement and water flow indicate ice jam flooding could occur and divisions can cover areas beyond the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, such as the ...

A fire burns after a Douglas C-54 Skymaster crashed into the Tanana River outside Fairbanks, Alaska, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Michaela Matherne via AP) (AP) ...

This is causing open water zones in mid-winter, and an earlier break-up of ice. Engram worked with colleagues to develop the river ice classification system from data across eight Alaska rivers.

Conditions vary widely this year. On the Yukon River, the Porcupine Basin area has above-average snowpack. Tanana and Galena have average to below average. And moving west of Galena, snowpack ...

Anyone can buy a ticket for $3 and guess the month, date, hour and minute that the ice on the Tanana River will break up and the tripod will fall. The tripod is connected to a clock.