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Campbell Creek near Spenard

Highest listed crest 23.04 ftFlood stage 20.5 ft39 crests since 1966

The Campbell Creek near Spenard crested above flood stage 7 times among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2019. The highest, 23.04 ft on August 26, 1989, was moderate flooding, 2.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.04 ft
August 26, 1989; 1,510 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 29, 2015
20.85 ft, minor flooding

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Campbell Creek near Spenard
Action stage19.523Sep 21, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.56Sep 29, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.51Aug 26, 1989Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

39 crests from 1966 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Campbell Creek near Spenard, 1966 to 2019 18202224ft Flood stage 20.5 ft Sep 19, 1966: 19.25 ft, below flood stage; 196 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1967: 19.83 ft, action stage; 275 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1968: 19.35 ft, below flood stage; 208 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1969: 19.05 ft, below flood stage; 173 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1970: 19.75 ft, action stage; 262 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1971: 20.47 ft, action stage; 421 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1972: 19.82 ft, action stage; 274 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1974: 18.78 ft, below flood stage; 145 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1975: 20.18 ft, action stage; 350 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1976: 20.33 ft, action stage; 386 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1977: 20.39 ft, action stage; 401 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1978: 19.33 ft, below flood stage; 205 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1979: 20.28 ft, action stage; 375 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1980: 20.31 ft, action stage; 382 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1981: 20.58 ft, minor flooding; 451 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1982: 20.21 ft, action stage; 358 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1983: 19.34 ft, below flood stage; 207 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1984: 19.99 ft, action stage; 308 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1985: 19.93 ft, action stage; 296 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1986: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 472 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1988: 19.91 ft, action stage; 244 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1989: 23.04 ft, moderate flooding; 1,510 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1990: 19.80 ft, action stage; 378 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1991: 19.49 ft, below flood stage; 304 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1992: 19.47 ft, below flood stage; 293 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2006: 21.42 ft, minor flooding; 722 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2006: 19.80 ft, action stage; 270 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2008: 19.96 ft, action stage; 302 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2009: 19.25 ft, below flood stage; 196 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2010: 19.87 ft, action stage; 284 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2011: 19.78 ft, action stage; 266 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2012: 21.68 ft, minor flooding; 843 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2012: 20.88 ft, minor flooding; 589 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2013: 20.18 ft, action stage; 399 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2015: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 602 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2016: 19.72 ft, action stage; 313 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2017: 20.01 ft, action stage; 361 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2018: 20.19 ft, action stage; 401 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2019: 20.16 ft, action stage; 394 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.04 ft, Aug 26, 1989 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Campbell Creek near Spenard 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 3 3 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 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

Highest listed crests, Campbell Creek near Spenard
1Aug 26, 198923.04+2.54Moderate1,510
2Sep 21, 201221.68+1.18Minor843
3Aug 19, 200621.42+0.92Minor722
4Oct 11, 198620.89+0.39Minor472
5Oct 6, 201220.88+0.38Minor589
6Sep 29, 201520.85+0.35Minor602
7Aug 13, 198120.58+0.08Minor451
8Aug 9, 197120.47−0.03Action421
9Sep 28, 197720.39−0.11Action401
10Sep 21, 197620.33−0.17Action386
11Jul 13, 198020.31−0.19Action382
12Jun 26, 197920.28−0.22Action375
13Sep 16, 198220.21−0.29Action358
14Jun 16, 201820.19−0.31Action401
15Sep 11, 197520.18−0.32Action350
16Oct 8, 201320.18−0.32Action399
17Sep 21, 201920.16−0.34Action394
18Aug 13, 201720.01−0.49Action361
19Aug 25, 198419.99−0.51Action308
20Jul 24, 200819.96−0.54Action302
21Aug 22, 198519.93−0.57Action296
22Jun 6, 198819.91−0.59Action244
23Jul 26, 201019.87−0.63Action284
24Sep 6, 196719.83−0.67Action275
25Sep 30, 197219.82−0.68Action274
26Sep 22, 199019.80−0.70Action378
27Oct 10, 200619.80−0.70Action270
28Aug 9, 201119.78−0.72Action266
29Aug 7, 197019.75−0.75Action262
30Sep 22, 201619.72−0.78Action313
31Jul 11, 199119.49−1.01Below flood stage304
32Sep 6, 199219.47−1.03Below flood stage293
33May 31, 196819.35−1.15Below flood stage208
34Sep 30, 198319.34−1.16Below flood stage207
35Jun 16, 197819.33−1.17Below flood stage205
36Sep 19, 196619.25−1.25Below flood stage196
37May 15, 200919.25−1.25Below flood stage196
38Jul 25, 196919.05−1.45Below flood stage173
39Jun 13, 197418.78−1.72Below flood stage145

Other gauges in Anchorage Municipality

Flood gauges in Anchorage Municipality
Arctic Blvd at Anchorage4.05.88 ft, Sep 21, 20120
Eagle River8.011.00 ft, Sep 21, 19950
Anchorage6.57.13 ft, Sep 23, 20120
Canyon Mouth near Anchorage4.35.80 ft, Sep 20, 20120

Anchorage Municipality: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCSA2, 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.