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Kuskokwim River at Crooked Creek

Highest listed crest 32.01 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft60 crests since 1952

The Kuskokwim River at Crooked Creek crested above flood stage 6 times among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2017. The highest, 32.01 ft on May 9, 2011, was minor flooding, 13.01 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.01 ft
May 9, 2011; 220,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 3, 2012
27.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bethel Census Area
Alaska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kuskokwim River at Crooked Creek
Action stage15.018May 3, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.06May 3, 2012Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1952 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kuskokwim River at Crooked Creek, 1952 to 2017 010203040ft Flood stage 19.0 ft Jun 1, 1952: 17.40 ft, action stage; 260,000 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1953: 15.87 ft, action stage; 224,000 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1954: 13.19 ft, below flood stage; 167,000 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1955: 12.86 ft, below flood stage; 154,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1956: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,220,001 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1957: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,600,001 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1958: 9.45 ft, below flood stage; 115,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1959: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,000,001 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1960: 12.32 ft, below flood stage; 151,000 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1961: 13.74 ft, below flood stage; 167,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1962: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,100,001 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1963: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 302,000 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1964: 25.74 ft, minor flooding; 392,000 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1965: 15.55 ft, action stage; 189,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1966: 10.80 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1967: 15.20 ft, action stage; 183,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1968: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,600,001 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1969: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 108,001 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1970: 10.20 ft, below flood stage; 108,000 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1971: 18.76 ft, action stage; 247,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1972: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 241,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1973: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,500,001 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1974: 12.40 ft, below flood stage; 139,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1975: 13.90 ft, below flood stage; 162,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1976: 15.16 ft, action stage; 183,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1977: 16.00 ft, action stage; 197,000 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1978: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 73,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1979: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 102,000 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1980: 15.04 ft, action stage; 181,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1981: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 125,000 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1982: 14.25 ft, below flood stage; 197,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1984: 11.77 ft, below flood stage; 129,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1985: 19.34 ft, minor flooding; 232,000 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1986: 13.09 ft, below flood stage; 141,000 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1988: 0.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,400,001 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1989: 13.67 ft, below flood stage; 149,000 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1990: 15.55 ft, action stage; 175,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1991: 14.92 ft, below flood stage; 166,000 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1992: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 122,000 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1993: 15.75 ft, action stage; 178,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1994: 15.84 ft, action stage; 180,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1996: 12.92 ft, below flood stage; 138,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1997: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 70,000 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1998: 15.26 ft, action stage; 173,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1999: 15.98 ft, action stage; 182,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2001: 11.49 ft, below flood stage; 125,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2002: 15.66 ft, action stage; 181,000 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2003: 11.87 ft, below flood stage; 129,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2004: 18.04 ft, action stage; 126,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2005: 17.67 ft, action stage; 207,000 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2006: 12.99 ft, below flood stage; 146,000 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2008: 10.31 ft, below flood stage; 106,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2009: 18.73 ft, action stage; 232,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2010: 13.55 ft, below flood stage; 130,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2011: 32.01 ft, minor flooding; 220,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2012: 27.08 ft, minor flooding; 210,000 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2013: 14.08 ft, below flood stage; 156,000 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 127,000 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2016: 13.23 ft, below flood stage; 145,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2017: 15.11 ft, action stage; 137,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.01 ft, May 9, 2011 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kuskokwim River at Crooked Creek 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Kuskokwim River at Crooked Creek
1May 9, 201132.01+13.01Minor220,000
2May 3, 201227.08+8.08Minor210,000
3Jun 5, 196425.74+6.74Minor392,000
4Aug 28, 196320.78+1.78Minor302,000
5May 2, 198519.34+0.34Minor232,000
6May 30, 197219.10+0.10Minor241,000
7May 27, 197118.76−0.24Action247,000
8May 7, 200918.73−0.27Action232,000
9May 2, 200418.04−0.96Action126,000
10May 6, 200517.67−1.33Action207,000
11Jun 1, 195217.40−1.60Action260,000
12May 21, 197716.00−3.00Action197,000
13May 19, 199915.98−3.02Action182,000
14Aug 31, 195315.87−3.13Action224,000
15May 8, 199415.84−3.16Action180,000
16Sep 21, 199315.75−3.25Action178,000
17May 16, 200215.66−3.34Action181,000
18Sep 29, 196515.55−3.45Action189,000
19Sep 15, 199015.55−3.45Action175,000
20Jul 11, 199815.26−3.74Action173,000
21Aug 19, 196715.20−3.80Action183,000
22May 14, 197615.16−3.84Action183,000
23May 3, 201715.11−3.89Action137,000
24Jul 17, 198015.04−3.96Action181,000
25May 17, 199114.92−4.08Below flood stage166,000
26Sep 19, 198214.25−4.75Below flood stage197,000
27Oct 23, 201314.08−4.92Below flood stage156,000
28May 23, 197513.90−5.10Below flood stage162,000
29Sep 15, 196113.74−5.26Below flood stage167,000
30May 29, 198913.67−5.33Below flood stage149,000
31May 10, 201013.55−5.45Below flood stage130,000
32Sep 26, 201613.23−5.77Below flood stage145,000
33Sep 21, 195413.19−5.81Below flood stage167,000
34Sep 24, 198613.09−5.91Below flood stage141,000
35Aug 21, 200612.99−6.01Below flood stage146,000
36May 5, 199612.92−6.08Below flood stage138,000
37Aug 30, 195512.86−6.14Below flood stage154,000
38May 8, 197412.40−6.60Below flood stage139,000
39May 27, 196012.32−6.68Below flood stage151,000
40Sep 30, 201512.20−6.80Below flood stage127,000
41Aug 2, 200311.87−7.13Below flood stage129,000
42May 14, 198411.77−7.23Below flood stage129,000
43Jul 21, 199211.67−7.33Below flood stage122,000
44May 6, 198111.54−7.46Below flood stage125,000
45May 23, 200111.49−7.51Below flood stage125,000
46Jun 12, 196610.80−8.20Below flood stage11,600
47Jul 3, 200810.31−8.69Below flood stage106,000
48May 16, 197010.20−8.80Below flood stage108,000
49May 8, 19799.95−9.05Below flood stage102,000
50Aug 18, 19589.45−9.55Below flood stage115,000

Other gauges in Bethel Census Area

Flood gauges in Bethel Census Area
Kipnuk Tide Gauge at Kipnuk (MHHW datum)0.48.10 ft, Oct 12, 20254
Bethel8.514.42 ft, May 19, 19762
Kwigillingok Tide Gauge at Kwigillingok (MHHW datum)0.67.50 ft, Oct 12, 20251

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CJXA2, 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.