Alsek River near Yakutat

Highest listed crest 89.52 ftFlood stage 88.0 ft21 crests since 1992

The Alsek River near Yakutat crested above flood stage 4 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1992 to 2012. The highest, 89.52 ft on August 13, 2002, was minor flooding, 1.52 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 89.52 ft; August 13, 2002; 178,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 88.0 ft; Major flooding from 92.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: August 18, 2009; 88.63 ft, minor flooding
Location: Yakutat City and Borough; Alaska
Identifiers: NWS ALKA2; USGS 15129000; out of service

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Alsek River near Yakutat

Action stage	85.0	10	Jun 25, 2012	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	88.0	4	Aug 18, 2009	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	90.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	92.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1992 to 2012. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Alsek River near Yakutat

1	Aug 13, 2002	89.52	+1.52	Minor	178,000
2	Aug 14, 1997	89.30	+1.30	Minor	175,000
3	Sep 11, 2007	88.88	+0.88	Minor	199,000
4	Aug 18, 2009	88.63	+0.63	Minor	195,000
5	Jun 25, 2012	86.11	−1.89	Action	154,000
6	Aug 6, 2000	85.93	−2.07	Action	130,000
7	Jun 26, 2004	85.87	−2.13	Action	137,000
8	Jul 4, 1992	85.74	−2.26	Action	132,000
9	Aug 10, 1994	85.59	−2.41	Action	130,000
10	Aug 18, 2010	85.24	−2.76	Action	146,000
11	Jul 17, 1993	85.18	−2.82	Action	127,000
12	Jul 17, 1999	85.18	−2.82	Action	121,000
13	Aug 17, 2003	85.10	−2.90	Action	121,000
14	Jul 23, 2001	85.00	−3.00	Action	119,000
15	Aug 25, 2005	84.48	−3.52	Below flood stage	136,000
16	Sep 11, 1995	84.45	−3.55	Below flood stage	120,000
17	Jul 14, 2011	83.27	−4.73	Below flood stage	115,000
18	Jul 30, 1996	83.12	−4.88	Below flood stage	99,600
19	Jun 18, 2006	82.62	−5.38	Below flood stage	112,000
20	Jul 3, 1998	82.24	−5.76	Below flood stage	91,100
21	Jul 7, 2008	82.23	−5.77	Below flood stage	108,000

Other gauges in Yakutat City and Borough

Flood gauges in Yakutat City and Borough

Yakutat	71.5	72.99 ft, Oct 18, 1999	0

Yakutat City and Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ALKA2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.