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Colville River at Colville Village

Highest listed crest 7.82 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft22 crests since 1997

The Colville River at Colville Village crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2019. The highest, 7.82 ft on June 12, 2000, was major flooding, 3.32 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.82 ft
June 12, 2000
Flood stage
4.5 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
1
18th of 110 gauges in Alaska
Most recent flood crest
May 22, 2015
6.77 ft, moderate flooding
Location
North Slope Borough
Alaska
Identifiers
NWS CCVA2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Colville River at Colville Village
Action stage4.04Jun 3, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.59May 31, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.03May 22, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.51Jun 12, 2000Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 1997 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Colville River at Colville Village, 1997 to 2019 2468ft Flood stage 4.5 ftMajor 7.5 ft May 30, 1997: 5.40 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1998: 4.67 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1999: 4.58 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2000: 7.82 ft, major floodingJun 12, 2001: 4.03 ft, action stageMay 26, 2002: 5.13 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2003: 2.77 ft, below flood stageMay 27, 2004: 5.36 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2005: 3.50 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 2006: 5.47 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2007: 5.00 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2008: 3.36 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2010: 4.60 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2011: 5.62 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2012: 4.31 ft, action stageJun 5, 2013: 6.03 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 2014: 6.59 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 2015: 6.77 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 2016: 3.54 ft, below flood stageJun 1, 2017: 4.09 ft, action stageJun 3, 2018: 4.17 ft, action stageMay 26, 2019: 3.98 ft, below flood stage Highest, 7.82 ft, Jun 12, 2000 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Colville River at Colville Village 1990s: 3 2000s: 5 5 2010s: 5 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Colville River at Colville Village
1Jun 12, 20007.82+3.32Major—
2May 22, 20156.77+2.27Moderate—
3Jun 1, 20146.59+2.09Moderate—
4Jun 5, 20136.03+1.53Moderate—
5May 31, 20115.62+1.12Minor—
6May 31, 20065.47+0.97Minor—
7May 30, 19975.40+0.90Minor—
8May 27, 20045.36+0.86Minor—
9May 26, 20025.13+0.63Minor—
10Jun 5, 20075.00+0.50Minor—
11May 30, 19984.67+0.17Minor—
12Jun 2, 20104.60+0.10Minor—
13May 30, 19994.58+0.08Minor—
14May 27, 20124.31−0.19Action—
15Jun 3, 20184.17−0.33Action—
16Jun 1, 20174.09−0.41Action—
17Jun 12, 20014.03−0.47Action—
18May 26, 20193.98−0.52Below flood stage—
19May 17, 20163.54−0.96Below flood stage—
20Jun 2, 20053.50−1.00Below flood stage—
21May 31, 20083.36−1.14Below flood stage—
22Jun 4, 20032.77−1.73Below flood stage—

Other gauges in North Slope Borough

Flood gauges in North Slope Borough
Umiat59.063.80 ft, Jun 17, 20250
Deadhorse35.538.26 ft, Jun 4, 20130
Pump Station 320.026.92 ft, Jun 2, 20130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCVA2, 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.