Flooding closes Sun Road

Flooding caused a short closure Friday morning of Going-to-the-Sun Road along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.

The flooding was caused by a plugged culvert, prompting park officials to close the road at the foot of the lake until about 1 p.m. Friday, said Denise Germann, the park’s public affairs specialist.

High water on Lower McDonald Creek also has caused the closure of the Quarter Circle Bridge area.

Elsewhere in the park, the Many Glacier Road has been opened and the Two Medicine Road has been opened beyond Running Eagle Falls.

It is National Parks Week, and no entrance fees are being charged through Sunday.