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Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward

Highest listed crest 9.71 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft19 crests since 1997

The Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward crested above flood stage 3 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2019. The highest, 9.71 ft on September 19, 2012, was moderate flooding, 1.71 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.71 ft
September 19, 2012; 1,160 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 19, 2012
9.71 ft, moderate flooding

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward
Action stage7.05Oct 16, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.01Feb 5, 2003Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.02Sep 19, 2012Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward, 1997 to 2019 678910ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Sep 24, 1997: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 127 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1998: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 184 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1999: 6.42 ft, below flood stage; 113 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2000: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 100 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2001: 7.32 ft, action stage; 269 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2003: 8.14 ft, minor flooding; 478 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2005: 6.88 ft, below flood stage; 198 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2006: 9.29 ft, moderate flooding; 901 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2007: 7.16 ft, action stage; 245 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2008: 7.27 ft, action stage; 261 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2010: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 181 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2012: 9.71 ft, moderate flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2013: 6.25 ft, below flood stage; 129 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2015: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 140 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2015: 7.21 ft, action stage; 295 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2016: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 105 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2018: 6.68 ft, below flood stage; 199 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2018: 7.02 ft, action stage; 262 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2019: 6.71 ft, below flood stage; 204 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.71 ft, Sep 19, 2012 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 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, Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward
1Sep 19, 20129.71+1.71Moderate1,160
2Oct 9, 20069.29+1.29Moderate901
3Feb 5, 20038.14+0.14Minor478
4Jan 19, 20017.32−0.68Action269
5Oct 10, 20087.27−0.73Action261
6Nov 27, 20157.21−0.79Action295
7Nov 22, 20077.16−0.84Action245
8Oct 16, 20187.02−0.98Action262
9Jun 8, 19986.96−1.04Below flood stage184
10Dec 16, 20056.88−1.12Below flood stage198
11Oct 2, 20106.79−1.21Below flood stage181
12Dec 9, 20196.71−1.29Below flood stage204
13Feb 15, 20186.68−1.32Below flood stage199
14Sep 24, 19976.55−1.45Below flood stage127
15Sep 22, 19996.42−1.58Below flood stage113
16Apr 19, 20156.33−1.67Below flood stage140
17Jun 7, 20006.30−1.70Below flood stage100
18Sep 11, 20136.25−1.75Below flood stage129
19Nov 11, 20166.06−1.94Below flood stage105

Other gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Flood gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Anchor Point15.520.83 ft, Dec 30, 20154
Anchor Point8.010.86 ft, Dec 3, 19780
Cooper Landing13.017.18 ft, Sep 21, 19741
Kenai Keys near Sterling11.015.52 ft, Sep 24, 19952
Soldotna12.022.62 ft, Jan 18, 19693
Killey River13.213.52 ft, Nov 6, 20020
Skilak Lake Outlet near Sterling13.015.56 ft, Sep 26, 20120
Exit Glacier Road near Seward17.519.97 ft, Sep 19, 20120
Seward Hwy Bridge near Seward12.016.05 ft, Sep 20, 19953
Nash Road near Seward10.511.33 ft, Oct 16, 20180
Lawing10.012.50 ft, Sep 21, 19950

Kenai Peninsula Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GROA2, 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.