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Moose Creek near Palmer

Highest listed crest 17.96 ftFlood stage 17.5 ft3 crests since 2018

The Moose Creek near Palmer crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2020. The highest, 17.96 ft on August 7, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.46 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.96 ft
August 7, 2018; 2,780 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 7, 2018
17.96 ft, minor flooding

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Moose Creek near Palmer
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.51Aug 7, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2018 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Moose Creek near Palmer, 2018 to 2020 1616.51717.518ft Flood stage 17.5 ft Aug 7, 2018: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2019: 16.24 ft, below flood stage; 389 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2020: 16.73 ft, below flood stage; 751 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.96 ft, Aug 7, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Moose Creek near Palmer 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 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.
  3. 11 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.35 ft on Jun 22, 2008; 13.53 ft on May 13, 2009; 13.35 ft on May 30, 2010; 13.48 ft on Aug 18, 2011; 15.35 ft on Sep 21, 2012; 13.42 ft on Jun 16, 2013; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Moose Creek near Palmer
1Aug 7, 201817.96+0.46Minor2,780
2Jun 12, 202016.73−0.77Below flood stage751
3Jun 14, 201916.24−1.26Below flood stage389

Gauges on the Moose Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Moose Creek
Oilwell Road near Trapper CreekAK16.519.05 ft, Jul 23, 20260
Palmer this gaugeAK17.517.96 ft, Aug 7, 20180

Other gauges in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Flood gauges in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Chelatna Lake near Lake Outlet3.34.29 ft, Sep 24, 20120
Willow176.0179.70 ft, Sep 21, 20120
Hatcher Pass Rd Bridge10.012.45 ft, Sep 21, 20120
Parks Hwy Bridge near Houston11.013.95 ft, Sep 22, 20122
Palmer6.59.00 ft, Aug 19, 20062
Paxson6.58.24 ft, Aug 11, 19710
Parks Highway Bridge9.011.30 ft, Oct 10, 19861
Oilwell Road near Trapper Creek16.519.05 ft, Jul 23, 20260
Skwentna42.043.96 ft, Jun 25, 20120
Gold Creek14.018.30 ft, Jun 15, 19620
Denali12.513.32 ft, Aug 10, 19710
Alaska Railroad Bridge 227.1 at Talkeetna13.016.55 ft, Oct 11, 19862
Talkeetna12.517.38 ft, Oct 11, 19862
Parks Highway near Willow10.013.86 ft, Oct 11, 19863
Willow5.99.01 ft, Oct 11, 19865
Lake Creek20.522.54 ft, Aug 30, 20250

Matanuska-Susitna Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MOOA2, 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.