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Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan

Highest listed crest 64.29 ftFlood stage 63.5 ft9 crests since 2018

The Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan crested above flood stage 4 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2024. The highest, 64.29 ft on December 5, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.79 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
64.29 ft
December 5, 2020
Flood stage
63.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 5, 2020
64.29 ft, minor flooding
Identifiers
NWS KPHA2
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, Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan
Action stage62.54Dec 2, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)63.54Dec 5, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2018 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan, 2018 to 2024 6162636465ft Flood stage 63.5 ft Dec 9, 2018: 62.95 ft, action stageNov 22, 2019: 63.61 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 2020: 63.50 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2020: 63.72 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 2020: 64.29 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2021: 62.84 ft, action stageOct 18, 2022: 62.67 ft, action stageOct 17, 2023: 61.97 ft, below flood stageDec 2, 2024: 62.83 ft, action stage Highest, 64.29 ft, Dec 5, 2020 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan 2010s: 1 2020s: 3 3 2010s2020s
  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, Ketchikan Creek at Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan
1Dec 5, 202064.29+0.79Minor—
2Dec 1, 202063.72+0.22Minor—
3Nov 22, 201963.61+0.11Minor—
4Nov 1, 202063.500.00Minor—
5Dec 9, 201862.95−0.55Action—
6Sep 24, 202162.84−0.66Action—
7Dec 2, 202462.83−0.67Action—
8Oct 18, 202262.67−0.83Action—
9Oct 17, 202361.97−1.53Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Flood gauges in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ketchikan4.55.19 ft, Oct 8, 19740
Lower Ketchikan Lake above Ketchikan Lake Dam near Ketchikan349.0350.20 ft, Jan 21, 20150
Lake Connell Dam near Ketchikan252.0253.00 ft, Oct 17, 20230

Ketchikan Gateway Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KPHA2, 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.