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Anchor River near Anchor Point

Highest listed crest 10.86 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft51 crests since 1965

The Anchor River near Anchor Point crested above flood stage 4 times among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1965 to 2019. The highest, 10.86 ft on December 3, 1978, was moderate flooding, 2.86 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.86 ft
December 3, 1978
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
November 23, 2002
9.10 ft, moderate flooding

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Anchor River near Anchor Point
Action stage7.03Dec 10, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.02Jan 12, 1984Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.02Nov 23, 2002Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1965 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Anchor River near Anchor Point, 1965 to 2019 24681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Sep 19, 1965: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 956 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1966: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1967: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1968: 7.00 ft, action stageMay 13, 1969: 4.78 ft, below flood stageOct 14, 1969: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1970: 6.61 ft, below flood stageApr 30, 1971: 6.94 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 1972: 5.05 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 1973: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1974: 4.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1978: 10.86 ft, moderate floodingNov 8, 1979: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1980: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1981: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1982: 6.08 ft, below flood stageNov 29, 1983: 7.42 ft, action stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1984: 8.29 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1985: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1986: 6.02 ft, below flood stageApr 28, 1990: 3.77 ft, below flood stageSep 15, 1990: 3.83 ft, below flood stageMay 1, 1991: 4.73 ft, below flood stageJan 18, 1992: 5.18 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 1993: 3.59 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 1994: 3.80 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1995: 4.72 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 1996: 6.25 ft, below flood stageApr 14, 1997: 5.49 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 1998: 3.83 ft, below flood stageOct 18, 1999: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2001: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2002: 9.10 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2004: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2005: 3.72 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2006: 3.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2007: 2.70 ft, below flood stage; 894 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2007: 5.28 ft, below flood stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2008: 4.54 ft, below flood stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2010: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2010: 3.31 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2012: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2013: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2013: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2015: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2016: 3.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2016: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2017: 4.73 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 2018: 3.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2018: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2019: 7.02 ft, action stage; 5,840 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.86 ft, Dec 3, 1978 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Anchor River near Anchor Point 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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

The 50 highest of 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Anchor River near Anchor Point
1Dec 3, 197810.86+2.86Moderate—
2Nov 23, 20029.10+1.10Moderate9,000
3Oct 22, 19808.45+0.45Minor4,680
4Jan 12, 19848.29+0.29Minor—
5Nov 29, 19837.42−0.58Action6,050
6Dec 10, 20197.02−0.98Action5,840
7Apr 27, 19687.00−1.00Action—
8Apr 30, 19716.94−1.06Below flood stage—
9Mar 30, 19706.61−1.39Below flood stage—
10Apr 19, 19966.25−1.75Below flood stage—
11Dec 29, 19826.08−1.92Below flood stage—
12Feb 9, 19866.02−1.98Below flood stage—
13May 15, 19735.91−2.09Below flood stage2,240
14Nov 8, 19795.89−2.11Below flood stage2,220
15Apr 14, 19975.49−2.51Below flood stage—
16May 4, 19815.30−2.70Below flood stage1,800
17Nov 23, 20075.28−2.72Below flood stage3,550
18Jan 18, 19925.18−2.82Below flood stage—
19May 7, 19725.05−2.95Below flood stage—
20May 27, 19854.83−3.17Below flood stage1,840
21May 13, 19694.78−3.22Below flood stage—
22May 1, 19914.73−3.27Below flood stage—
23Dec 3, 20174.73−3.27Below flood stage—
24Oct 14, 19694.72−3.28Below flood stage1,370
25Apr 26, 19954.72−3.28Below flood stage—
26Sep 19, 19664.67−3.33Below flood stage1,280
27Oct 18, 19994.63−3.37Below flood stage1,690
28May 29, 20014.63−3.37Below flood stage1,690
29Oct 10, 20084.54−3.46Below flood stage2,680
30Oct 13, 20184.49−3.51Below flood stage2,630
31Jun 1, 19744.26−3.74Below flood stage1,000
32Sep 7, 19674.10−3.90Below flood stage1,010
33Sep 19, 20124.10−3.90Below flood stage2,200
34May 25, 20134.08−3.92Below flood stage2,500
35Oct 29, 20134.06−3.94Below flood stage2,380
36Sep 19, 19654.03−3.97Below flood stage956
37Sep 15, 19903.83−4.17Below flood stage—
38Jun 2, 19983.83−4.17Below flood stage—
39Sep 28, 20183.83−4.17Below flood stage1,930
40Sep 22, 20163.81−4.19Below flood stage1,920
41Apr 19, 19943.80−4.20Below flood stage—
42Apr 28, 19903.77−4.23Below flood stage—
43Apr 23, 20053.72−4.28Below flood stage1,810
44May 7, 20043.62−4.38Below flood stage1,720
45May 16, 19933.59−4.41Below flood stage—
46Apr 19, 20153.59−4.41Below flood stage1,710
47Nov 2, 20163.52−4.48Below flood stage1,680
48Oct 4, 20103.31−4.69Below flood stage1,420
49May 10, 20103.27−4.73Below flood stage1,380
50May 24, 20063.24−4.76Below flood stage1,390

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 PointAK15.520.83 ft, Dec 30, 20154
Anchor Point this gaugeAK8.010.86 ft, Dec 3, 19780

Other gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Flood gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Anchor Point15.520.83 ft, Dec 30, 20154
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 APTA2, 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.