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Harding River near Wrangell

Highest listed crest 16.21 ftFlood stage 12.7 ft30 crests since 1959

The Harding River near Wrangell crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1959 to 2001. The highest, 16.21 ft on October 26, 1993, was major flooding, 3.51 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.21 ft
October 26, 1993; 15,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.7 ft
Major flooding from 15.8 ft
Crests at major
2
9th of 110 gauges in Alaska
Most recent flood crest
October 26, 1994
16.21 ft, major flooding
Identifiers
NWS HRWA2
USGS 15022000; out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Harding River near Wrangell
Action stage12.15Oct 21, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.73Sep 15, 1976Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.52Oct 8, 1975Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.82Oct 26, 1994Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1959 to 2001. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Harding River near Wrangell, 1959 to 2001 81012141618ft Flood stage 12.7 ftMajor 15.8 ft Oct 21, 1959: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,900 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1970: 12.31 ft, action stage; 7,900 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1972: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1973: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1974: 14.50 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1975: 14.50 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1976: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 9,260 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1977: 10.37 ft, below flood stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1978: 10.37 ft, below flood stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1979: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 6,890 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1980: 11.91 ft, below flood stage; 7,060 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1982: 12.51 ft, action stage; 8,050 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1983: 10.95 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1984: 10.90 ft, below flood stage; 6,360 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1985: 9.65 ft, below flood stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1986: 9.44 ft, below flood stage; 4,140 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1987: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 7,160 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1988: 11.68 ft, below flood stage; 7,320 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1989: 11.42 ft, below flood stage; 6,770 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1990: 10.69 ft, below flood stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1991: 12.30 ft, action stage; 8,220 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1992: 11.22 ft, below flood stage; 6,560 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1993: 16.21 ft, major flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1994: 16.21 ft, major flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1995: 10.97 ft, below flood stage; 6,190 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1996: 10.19 ft, below flood stage; 5,960 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1997: 10.52 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1998: 12.14 ft, action stage; 8,620 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1999: 12.45 ft, action stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2001: 9.46 ft, below flood stage; 4,640 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.21 ft, Oct 26, 1993 19601970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Harding River near Wrangell 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 4 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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. 14 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.84 ft on Oct 2, 1952; 10.05 ft on Sep 25, 1954; 10.95 ft on Aug 6, 1955; 10.21 ft on Aug 31, 1956; 12.65 ft on Sep 30, 1957; 13.90 ft on Oct 21, 1958; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Harding River near Wrangell
1Oct 26, 199316.21+3.51Major15,300
2Oct 26, 199416.21+3.51Major15,300
3Oct 8, 197414.50+1.80Moderate11,700
4Oct 8, 197514.50+1.80Moderate11,700
5Oct 21, 195913.90+1.20Minor9,900
6Sep 30, 197213.90+1.20Minor9,960
7Sep 15, 197613.16+0.46Minor9,260
8Nov 5, 198212.51−0.19Action8,050
9Oct 21, 199912.45−0.25Action9,120
10Sep 26, 197012.31−0.39Action7,900
11Sep 24, 199112.30−0.40Action8,220
12Aug 28, 199812.14−0.56Action8,620
13Oct 9, 198011.91−0.79Below flood stage7,060
14Oct 18, 197911.79−0.91Below flood stage6,890
15Sep 1, 198811.68−1.02Below flood stage7,320
16Sep 26, 198711.62−1.08Below flood stage7,160
17Sep 20, 198911.42−1.28Below flood stage6,770
18Sep 28, 199211.22−1.48Below flood stage6,560
19Sep 11, 199510.97−1.73Below flood stage6,190
20Oct 10, 198310.95−1.75Below flood stage5,740
21Aug 25, 198410.90−1.80Below flood stage6,360
22Oct 3, 199010.69−2.01Below flood stage5,700
23Sep 20, 199710.52−2.18Below flood stage6,460
24Oct 11, 197710.37−2.33Below flood stage5,000
25Oct 11, 197810.37−2.33Below flood stage5,000
26Sep 26, 199610.19−2.51Below flood stage5,960
27Sep 11, 19739.78−2.92Below flood stage4,300
28Sep 25, 19859.65−3.05Below flood stage4,400
29Sep 2, 20019.46−3.24Below flood stage4,640
30Sep 23, 19869.44−3.26Below flood stage4,140

Other gauges in Wrangell City and Borough

Flood gauges in Wrangell City and Borough
Wrangell27.030.60 ft, Sep 23, 19940

Wrangell City and Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HRWA2, 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.