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Anchor River at Anchor Point

Highest listed crest 20.83 ftFlood stage 15.5 ft49 crests since 1953

The Anchor River at Anchor Point crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1953 to 2021. The highest, 20.83 ft on December 30, 2015, was major flooding, 5.33 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.83 ft
December 30, 2015
Flood stage
15.5 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
4
2nd of 110 gauges in Alaska
Most recent flood crest
April 21, 2021
20.67 ft, major flooding
Identifiers
NWS APBA2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Anchor River at Anchor Point
Action stage13.512Dec 13, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.53Jan 2, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.01Dec 10, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.04Apr 21, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1953 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Anchor River at Anchor Point, 1953 to 2021 10121416182022ft Flood stage 15.5 ftMajor 18.0 ft Sep 24, 1953: 10.53 ft, below flood stage; 958 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1954: 11.85 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1955: 11.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1956: 13.28 ft, below flood stageDec 24, 1957: 12.73 ft, below flood stageApr 24, 1959: 13.85 ft, action stageApr 30, 1960: 13.48 ft, below flood stageJan 20, 1961: 18.50 ft, major floodingApr 6, 1962: 13.28 ft, below flood stageMar 7, 1963: 16.90 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1964: 14.40 ft, action stageSep 19, 1966: 11.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1976: 14.63 ft, action stageMay 18, 1977: 13.47 ft, below flood stageOct 23, 1980: 14.98 ft, action stageMay 9, 1981: 11.89 ft, below flood stageSep 16, 1982: 11.80 ft, below flood stageNov 30, 1983: 15.41 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1984: 11.07 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 1985: 14.15 ft, action stageOct 11, 1986: 14.10 ft, action stageOct 23, 1987: 11.51 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 1988: 12.60 ft, below flood stageApr 17, 1989: 13.83 ft, action stageApr 20, 1990: 12.09 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 1991: 11.76 ft, below flood stageMay 25, 1992: 11.90 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 1993: 11.25 ft, below flood stageApr 23, 1994: 11.55 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1995: 12.50 ft, below flood stageApr 20, 1996: 15.50 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1997: 12.63 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 1998: 11.85 ft, below flood stageOct 24, 2002: 19.15 ft, major floodingSep 5, 2005: 13.43 ft, below flood stageMay 13, 2006: 12.30 ft, below flood stageOct 6, 2007: 11.93 ft, below flood stageMay 11, 2009: 11.05 ft, below flood stageJul 27, 2010: 12.02 ft, below flood stage; 1,166 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2011: 14.67 ft, action stageSep 30, 2015: 13.22 ft, below flood stageDec 30, 2015: 20.83 ft, major floodingSep 22, 2016: 13.77 ft, action stageNov 2, 2016: 13.50 ft, action stageDec 13, 2017: 15.46 ft, action stageJan 2, 2019: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2019: 17.75 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 2021: 20.67 ft, major floodingOct 31, 2021: 13.36 ft, below flood stage Highest, 20.83 ft, Dec 30, 2015 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Anchor River at Anchor Point 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, Anchor River at Anchor Point
1Dec 30, 201520.83+5.33Major—
2Apr 21, 202120.67+5.17Major—
3Oct 24, 200219.15+3.65Major—
4Jan 20, 196118.50+3.00Major—
5Dec 10, 201917.75+2.25Moderate—
6Mar 7, 196316.90+1.40Minor—
7Jan 2, 201916.38+0.88Minor7,260
8Apr 20, 199615.500.00Minor—
9Dec 13, 201715.46−0.04Action—
10Nov 30, 198315.41−0.09Action10,700
11Oct 23, 198014.98−0.52Action—
12Apr 22, 201114.67−0.83Action—
13May 4, 197614.63−0.87Action—
14Apr 6, 196414.40−1.10Action—
15May 5, 198514.15−1.35Action—
16Oct 11, 198614.10−1.40Action—
17Apr 24, 195913.85−1.65Action—
18Apr 17, 198913.83−1.67Action—
19Sep 22, 201613.77−1.73Action—
20Nov 2, 201613.50−2.00Action—
21Apr 30, 196013.48−2.02Below flood stage—
22May 18, 197713.47−2.03Below flood stage—
23Sep 5, 200513.43−2.07Below flood stage—
24Oct 31, 202113.36−2.14Below flood stage—
25Apr 29, 195613.28−2.22Below flood stage—
26Apr 6, 196213.28−2.22Below flood stage—
27Sep 30, 201513.22−2.28Below flood stage—
28Dec 24, 195712.73−2.77Below flood stage—
29Apr 11, 199712.63−2.87Below flood stage—
30May 29, 198812.60−2.90Below flood stage—
31Apr 26, 199512.50−3.00Below flood stage—
32May 13, 200612.30−3.20Below flood stage—
33Apr 20, 199012.09−3.41Below flood stage—
34Jul 27, 201012.02−3.48Below flood stage1,166
35Oct 6, 200711.93−3.57Below flood stage—
36May 25, 199211.90−3.60Below flood stage—
37May 9, 198111.89−3.61Below flood stage—
38May 7, 195411.85−3.65Below flood stage2,320
39May 20, 199811.85−3.65Below flood stage—
40Sep 16, 198211.80−3.70Below flood stage—
41May 5, 199111.76−3.74Below flood stage—
42Apr 23, 199411.55−3.95Below flood stage—
43Oct 23, 198711.51−3.99Below flood stage—
44May 14, 195511.40−4.10Below flood stage1,870
45May 15, 199311.25−4.25Below flood stage—
46Sep 19, 196611.15−4.35Below flood stage1,590
47Aug 26, 198411.07−4.43Below flood stage—
48May 11, 200911.05−4.45Below flood stage—
49Sep 24, 195310.53−4.97Below flood stage958

Gauges on the Anchor River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Anchor River
Anchor Point this gaugeAK15.520.83 ft, Dec 30, 20154
Anchor PointAK8.010.86 ft, Dec 3, 19780

Other gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Flood gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Anchor Point8.010.86 ft, Dec 3, 19780
Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward8.09.71 ft, Sep 19, 20120
Cooper Landing13.017.18 ft, Sep 21, 19741
Kenai Keys near Sterling11.015.52 ft, Sep 24, 19952
Soldotna12.022.62 ft, Jan 18, 19693
Killey River13.213.52 ft, Nov 6, 20020
Skilak Lake Outlet near Sterling13.015.56 ft, Sep 26, 20120
Exit Glacier Road near Seward17.519.97 ft, Sep 19, 20120
Seward Hwy Bridge near Seward12.016.05 ft, Sep 20, 19953
Nash Road near Seward10.511.33 ft, Oct 16, 20180
Lawing10.012.50 ft, Sep 21, 19950

Kenai Peninsula Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge APBA2, 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.