After floods and slides, Stehekin and Holden Village residents dig in
Communities along upper Lake Chelan are beginning the slow work of recovery after flooding and landslides damaged roads, homes and access to routes, following an atmospheric river earlier this month.
The Stehekin Valley
Stehekin is a remote community only accessible by boat or by air. Residents there have been working to remove mud and fallen trees from driveways and footpaths.
Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison described the area in “disarray,” with debris slides blocking Stehekin Valley Road. A National Park Service water treatment plant was destroyed, leaving some residents with little water.
About 100 people remain in the valley. Krissa Jester has been living in Stehekin for about a decade. When flooding hit hard, she went to check on the damage.
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