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Chisana River at Northway Road Bridge

Highest listed crest 13.85 ftFlood stage 12.5 ft64 crests since 1950

The Chisana River at Northway Road Bridge crested above flood stage 6 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2025. The highest, 13.85 ft on July 29, 2001, was minor flooding, 1.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.85 ft
July 29, 2001
Flood stage
12.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2012
12.53 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, Chisana River at Northway Road Bridge
Action stage12.05Jul 17, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.56Jul 10, 2012Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1950 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chisana River at Northway Road Bridge, 1950 to 2025 91011121314ft Flood stage 12.5 ft Aug 6, 1950: 10.97 ft, below flood stage; 8,090 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1951: 10.97 ft, below flood stage; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1952: 11.30 ft, below flood stage; 7,970 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1953: 12.10 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1954: 10.78 ft, below flood stage; 6,550 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1955: 10.49 ft, below flood stage; 6,500 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1956: 11.11 ft, below flood stage; 7,400 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1957: 11.70 ft, below flood stage; 8,670 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1958: 11.11 ft, below flood stage; 7,030 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1959: 12.40 ft, action stage; 9,750 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1960: 10.55 ft, below flood stage; 6,700 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1961: 11.42 ft, below flood stage; 8,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1962: 11.72 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1963: 11.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,150 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1964: 13.18 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1965: 10.65 ft, below flood stage; 7,640 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1967: 10.20 ft, below flood stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1968: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 7,740 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1969: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 7,660 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1970: 9.83 ft, below flood stage; 6,360 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1971: 11.31 ft, below flood stage; 8,140 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1974: 11.68 ft, below flood stageJul 25, 1975: 12.14 ft, action stageAug 5, 1976: 11.14 ft, below flood stageAug 24, 1977: 10.64 ft, below flood stageAug 7, 1979: 12.68 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 1982: 9.93 ft, below flood stageAug 5, 1983: 11.15 ft, below flood stageJul 11, 1984: 10.65 ft, below flood stageJul 18, 1985: 11.05 ft, below flood stageJul 18, 1987: 10.83 ft, below flood stageJul 22, 1988: 12.22 ft, action stageAug 9, 1989: 10.97 ft, below flood stageAug 19, 1990: 10.67 ft, below flood stageJul 9, 1991: 10.24 ft, below flood stageJul 26, 1992: 12.83 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 1993: 10.65 ft, below flood stageAug 11, 1994: 11.35 ft, below flood stageJul 25, 1995: 11.10 ft, below flood stageJul 27, 1996: 10.18 ft, below flood stageAug 7, 1997: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1998: 10.20 ft, below flood stageAug 5, 1999: 10.72 ft, below flood stageJul 19, 2000: 11.45 ft, below flood stageJul 29, 2001: 13.85 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2002: 11.71 ft, below flood stageJul 29, 2003: 10.81 ft, below flood stageJun 26, 2004: 10.89 ft, below flood stageJul 18, 2005: 11.97 ft, below flood stageJul 15, 2006: 11.38 ft, below flood stageAug 4, 2007: 10.85 ft, below flood stageAug 31, 2008: 10.20 ft, below flood stageJul 17, 2010: 12.43 ft, action stageJul 10, 2012: 12.53 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2015: 10.12 ft, below flood stageNov 21, 2016: 11.21 ft, below flood stageAug 7, 2017: 11.32 ft, below flood stageAug 9, 2018: 10.55 ft, below flood stageAug 8, 2019: 11.21 ft, below flood stageAug 22, 2020: 10.92 ft, below flood stageAug 9, 2021: 9.49 ft, below flood stageJul 18, 2022: 10.99 ft, below flood stageAug 1, 2023: 11.82 ft, below flood stageAug 3, 2025: 10.28 ft, below flood stage Highest, 13.85 ft, Jul 29, 2001 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chisana River at Northway Road Bridge 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 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

The 50 highest of 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chisana River at Northway Road Bridge
1Jul 29, 200113.85+1.35Minor—
2Aug 7, 199713.80+1.30Minor14,500
3Jun 28, 196413.18+0.68Minor12,000
4Jul 26, 199212.83+0.33Minor—
5Aug 7, 197912.68+0.18Minor—
6Jul 10, 201212.53+0.03Minor—
7Jul 17, 201012.43−0.07Action—
8Jul 5, 195912.40−0.10Action9,750
9Jul 22, 198812.22−0.28Action—
10Jul 25, 197512.14−0.36Action—
11Aug 9, 195312.10−0.40Action8,860
12Jul 18, 200511.97−0.53Below flood stage—
13Aug 1, 202311.82−0.68Below flood stage—
14Jun 22, 196211.72−0.78Below flood stage10,000
15Jul 30, 200211.71−0.79Below flood stage—
16Jul 12, 195711.70−0.80Below flood stage8,670
17Aug 8, 197411.68−0.82Below flood stage—
18Jul 19, 200011.45−1.05Below flood stage—
19Jun 23, 196111.42−1.08Below flood stage8,300
20Jul 15, 200611.38−1.12Below flood stage—
21Jul 17, 196911.36−1.14Below flood stage7,660
22Aug 11, 199411.35−1.15Below flood stage—
23Aug 7, 201711.32−1.18Below flood stage—
24Jul 17, 197111.31−1.19Below flood stage8,140
25Jul 2, 195211.30−1.20Below flood stage7,970
26Nov 21, 201611.21−1.29Below flood stage—
27Aug 8, 201911.21−1.29Below flood stage—
28Aug 5, 198311.15−1.35Below flood stage—
29Aug 5, 197611.14−1.36Below flood stage—
30Jul 14, 195611.11−1.39Below flood stage7,400
31Jul 9, 195811.11−1.39Below flood stage7,030
32Jul 25, 199511.10−1.40Below flood stage—
33Aug 28, 196311.06−1.44Below flood stage8,150
34Jul 18, 198511.05−1.45Below flood stage—
35Jul 18, 202210.99−1.51Below flood stage—
36Aug 6, 195010.97−1.53Below flood stage8,090
37Jul 18, 195110.97−1.53Below flood stage7,480
38Aug 9, 198910.97−1.53Below flood stage—
39Aug 22, 202010.92−1.58Below flood stage—
40Jun 26, 200410.89−1.61Below flood stage—
41Aug 4, 200710.85−1.65Below flood stage—
42Jul 18, 198710.83−1.67Below flood stage—
43Jul 29, 200310.81−1.69Below flood stage—
44Aug 5, 195410.78−1.72Below flood stage6,550
45Aug 5, 199910.72−1.78Below flood stage—
46Jul 16, 196810.71−1.79Below flood stage7,740
47Aug 19, 199010.67−1.83Below flood stage—
48Jul 21, 196510.65−1.85Below flood stage7,640
49Jul 11, 198410.65−1.85Below flood stage—
50Aug 4, 199310.65−1.85Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Flood gauges in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Steele Creek90.096.20 ft, Jun 10, 19640
Big Delta19.521.14 ft, Jun 23, 20200
Northway Village26.526.60 ft, Jun 30, 20100
Taylor Highway near Eagle70.071.30 ft, Jul 11, 20100
Big Delta23.023.57 ft, Jul 29, 19490
Eagle34.055.71 ft, May 6, 20090

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRNA2, 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.