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Chilkat River near Klukwan

Highest listed crest 128.18 ftFlood stage 126.0 ft32 crests since 2008

The Chilkat River near Klukwan crested above flood stage 30 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2025. The highest, 128.18 ft on June 29, 2021, was minor flooding, 2.18 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
128.18 ft
June 29, 2021; 16,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
126.0 ft
Major flooding from 130.5 ft
Crests at major
0
30 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 23, 2025
126.18 ft, minor flooding
Location
Haines Borough
Alaska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chilkat River near Klukwan
Action stage125.52Aug 25, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)126.030Jul 23, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage129.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage130.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 2008 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chilkat River near Klukwan, 2008 to 2025 124126128130132ft Flood stage 126.0 ftMajor 130.5 ft Aug 15, 2008: 125.52 ft, action stage; 12,880 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2013: 127.36 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2014: 127.67 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 126.63 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2016: 126.42 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2017: 127.80 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2018: 127.80 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2019: 127.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2020: 126.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2021: 128.18 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2022: 127.24 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2022: 126.04 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2022: 127.07 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2022: 127.16 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2022: 125.94 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2022: 126.97 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2022: 127.35 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2022: 127.89 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2022: 127.67 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2022: 126.84 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2023: 126.27 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2023: 126.69 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2023: 126.24 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2023: 126.42 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2024: 126.70 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2024: 126.89 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2024: 128.06 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2024: 127.07 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2024: 126.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2025: 127.46 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2025: 126.15 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2025: 126.18 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 128.18 ft, Jun 29, 2021 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chilkat River near Klukwan 2000s: 0 2010s: 7 2020s: 23 23 2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 127.97 ft on Jun 26, 2012.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Chilkat River near Klukwan
1Jun 29, 2021128.18+2.18Minor16,700
2Jul 25, 2024128.06+2.06Minor17,500
3Oct 2, 2022127.89+1.89Minor16,700
4Sep 8, 2017127.80+1.80Minor16,200
5Sep 10, 2018127.80+1.80Minor16,200
6Jul 5, 2014127.67+1.67Minor15,900
7Oct 14, 2022127.67+1.67Minor16,200
8Jun 22, 2025127.46+1.46Minor14,800
9Jun 27, 2013127.36+1.36Minor15,200
10Sep 27, 2022127.35+1.35Minor14,600
11Jun 7, 2022127.24+1.24Minor14,600
12Jul 3, 2019127.20+1.20Minor13,100
13Aug 18, 2022127.16+1.16Minor14,100
14Jun 29, 2022127.07+1.07Minor13,900
15Jul 29, 2024127.07+1.07Minor13,400
16Sep 4, 2022126.97+0.97Minor13,600
17Jul 16, 2024126.89+0.89Minor14,000
18Oct 20, 2022126.84+0.84Minor14,500
19Jun 20, 2024126.70+0.70Minor12,100
20Jun 29, 2023126.69+0.69Minor13,800
21May 24, 2015126.63+0.63Minor13,700
22Jun 21, 2020126.49+0.49Minor11,800
23Jul 19, 2016126.42+0.42Minor13,200
24Oct 13, 2023126.42+0.42Minor13,400
25Aug 22, 2024126.29+0.29Minor13,800
26Jun 24, 2023126.27+0.27Minor12,100
27Oct 8, 2023126.24+0.24Minor13,100
28Jul 23, 2025126.18+0.18Minor12,000
29Jun 26, 2025126.15+0.15Minor11,800
30Jun 18, 2022126.04+0.04Minor11,600
31Aug 25, 2022125.94−0.06Action11,400
32Aug 15, 2008125.52−0.48Action12,880

Haines Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CKTA2, 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.