Release it too late, Hansen explained, and it would flow down the Jordan River the same time the snowmelt came in from the Cottonwood Canyons, creating a flood risk along along the river.

The North Fork Kentucky River crested at 30.5 inches overnight, marking the largest flood in the city since 1984 ... pages shows two Allen Fire Department members — identified as Jordan Chaffins and ...

Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.