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Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers

Highest listed crest 20.17 ftFlood stage 17.2 ft35 crests since 1989

The Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers crested above flood stage 11 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1989 to 2025. The highest, 20.17 ft on April 23, 2020, was minor flooding, 2.97 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Chena River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.17 ft
April 23, 2020
Flood stage
17.2 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 23, 2020
20.17 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, Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers
Action stage15.211Jun 1, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.211Apr 23, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1989 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers, 1989 to 2025 121416182022ft Flood stage 17.2 ft Jun 26, 1989: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1992: 19.01 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1994: 18.79 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1995: 18.85 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1996: 13.63 ft, below flood stage; 4,180 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 13.07 ft, below flood stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1998: 13.41 ft, below flood stage; 3,820 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1999: 13.31 ft, below flood stage; 3,620 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2000: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2001: 13.84 ft, below flood stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2002: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2003: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2004: 15.44 ft, action stage; 7,800 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2005: 14.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 14.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2007: 15.16 ft, below flood stage; 7,250 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2008: 16.59 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2009: 16.60 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2011: 15.95 ft, action stage; 9,080 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2012: 15.96 ft, action stage; 9,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2013: 15.81 ft, action stage; 8,740 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2014: 18.92 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2015: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2016: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2017: 14.47 ft, below flood stage; 5,810 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2018: 15.59 ft, action stage; 7,830 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2019: 16.52 ft, action stage; 9,560 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2020: 20.17 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2020: 17.09 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2021: 14.25 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 2021: 13.43 ft, below flood stage; 4,110 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2022: 15.41 ft, action stage; 7,490 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2023: 15.97 ft, action stage; 8,530 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2024: 14.78 ft, below flood stage; 6,350 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2025: 14.96 ft, below flood stage; 6,670 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.17 ft, Apr 23, 2020 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers
1Apr 23, 202020.17+2.97Minor—
2Jun 26, 198919.19+1.99Minor18,100
3Jul 29, 200319.07+1.87Minor17,700
4Jun 4, 199219.01+1.81Minor17,500
5Jun 21, 201418.92+1.72Minor15,600
6Jun 28, 199518.85+1.65Minor17,000
7Jun 27, 199418.79+1.59Minor16,900
8Aug 15, 200017.99+0.79Minor14,500
9Aug 18, 200217.93+0.73Minor14,400
10Aug 2, 201617.66+0.46Minor11,800
11Aug 28, 201517.50+0.30Minor11,500
12May 13, 202017.09−0.11Action10,700
13May 3, 200916.60−0.60Action10,700
14Jul 31, 200816.59−0.61Action10,700
15Aug 18, 201916.52−0.68Action9,560
16Jun 1, 202315.97−1.23Action8,530
17May 26, 201215.96−1.24Action9,100
18Jul 5, 201115.95−1.25Action9,080
19Jun 6, 201315.81−1.39Action8,740
20May 22, 201815.59−1.61Action7,830
21May 8, 200415.44−1.76Action7,800
22May 22, 202215.41−1.79Action7,490
23Jun 8, 200715.16−2.04Below flood stage7,250
24Aug 26, 202514.96−2.24Below flood stage6,670
25Aug 4, 202414.78−2.42Below flood stage6,350
26May 11, 201714.47−2.73Below flood stage5,810
27Apr 29, 200514.28−2.92Below flood stage5,420
28May 23, 200614.28−2.92Below flood stage5,740
29Apr 27, 202114.25−2.95Below flood stage—
30Jul 30, 200113.84−3.36Below flood stage4,600
31Jul 2, 199613.63−3.57Below flood stage4,180
32May 10, 202113.43−3.77Below flood stage4,110
33Aug 18, 199813.41−3.79Below flood stage3,820
34May 16, 199913.31−3.89Below flood stage3,620
35May 3, 199713.07−4.13Below flood stage3,280

The worst floods along the Chena River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Chena River that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 23, 2020: 20.17 ft here, minor flooding

June 26, 1989: 19.19 ft here, minor flooding

July 29, 2003: 19.07 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Chena River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Chena River
Two RiversAK20.023.65 ft, Jun 26, 19940
Hunts Creek near Two Rivers this gaugeAK17.220.17 ft, Apr 23, 20200
Moose Creek Dam near FairbanksAK24.527.51 ft, Apr 24, 20200

Other gauges in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Flood gauges in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Steese Hwy Bridge near Chatanika13.513.86 ft, Jul 28, 20030
Moose Creek Dam near Fairbanks24.527.51 ft, Apr 24, 20200
Two Rivers20.023.65 ft, Jun 26, 19940
Fairbanks25.031.90 ft, Aug 13, 19670
Salchaket15.021.78 ft, Aug 14, 19670
Fairbanks24.527.80 ft, Aug 16, 19671

Fairbanks North Star Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRHA2, 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.