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Nuyakuk River near Dillingham

Highest listed crest 11.35 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft49 crests since 1954

The Nuyakuk River near Dillingham crested above flood stage 2 times among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 2016. The highest, 11.35 ft on June 21, 1988, was minor flooding, 0.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.35 ft
June 21, 1988; 24,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2015
11.31 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, Nuyakuk River near Dillingham
Action stage9.516May 24, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.02May 28, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1954 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nuyakuk River near Dillingham, 1954 to 2016 4681012ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Jun 15, 1954: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1955: 8.11 ft, below flood stage; 22,400 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1957: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1958: 9.65 ft, action stage; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1959: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1960: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1961: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1962: 8.08 ft, below flood stage; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1963: 6.88 ft, below flood stage; 16,800 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1964: 7.90 ft, below flood stage; 21,300 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1965: 8.29 ft, below flood stage; 23,100 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1965: 7.69 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1968: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1969: 10.01 ft, action stage; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1970: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1971: 8.19 ft, below flood stage; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1972: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1973: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1974: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1975: 7.49 ft, below flood stage; 18,700 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1976: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1977: 10.49 ft, action stage; 32,200 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1978: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1980: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1981: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1982: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 24,500 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1983: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 21,400 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1984: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1986: 9.60 ft, action stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1988: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1989: 10.34 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1991: 10.04 ft, action stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1993: 10.63 ft, action stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1994: 10.68 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1995: 10.08 ft, action stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1996: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 2002: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2004: 9.19 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2005: 10.92 ft, action stage; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2008: 9.76 ft, action stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2009: 10.34 ft, action stage; 21,200 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2010: 9.57 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2011: 9.47 ft, below flood stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2012: 9.76 ft, action stage; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2013: 9.65 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2013: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2016: 9.76 ft, action stage; 19,800 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2016: 7.44 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.35 ft, Jun 21, 1988 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Nuyakuk River near Dillingham 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 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

Highest listed crests, Nuyakuk River near Dillingham
1Jun 21, 198811.35+0.35Minor24,900
2May 28, 201511.31+0.31Minor25,700
3Jun 12, 200510.92−0.08Action24,000
4Jun 19, 199410.68−0.32Action22,000
5Jun 8, 199310.63−0.37Action21,800
6Jul 2, 197710.49−0.51Action32,200
7Jun 18, 198910.34−0.66Action20,600
8Jun 8, 200910.34−0.66Action21,200
9Jun 9, 199510.08−0.92Action19,600
10Oct 4, 199110.04−0.96Action19,400
11Jun 20, 196910.01−0.99Action30,000
12Jun 21, 20089.76−1.24Action19,900
13Jun 21, 20129.76−1.24Action19,700
14May 24, 20169.76−1.24Action19,800
15Jun 25, 19589.65−1.35Action29,000
16Jun 24, 20139.65−1.35Action19,300
17Jul 4, 19869.60−1.40Action17,800
18Jun 18, 20109.57−1.43Action19,200
19Jun 13, 20119.47−1.53Below flood stage18,600
20Jun 3, 20049.19−1.81Below flood stage16,300
21Nov 8, 20029.07−1.93Below flood stage16,000
22Jul 4, 19828.78−2.22Below flood stage24,500
23Jul 8, 19848.72−2.28Below flood stage17,600
24Oct 30, 20138.30−2.70Below flood stage14,500
25Sep 26, 19658.29−2.71Below flood stage23,100
26Jul 27, 19718.19−2.81Below flood stage21,600
27Jul 2, 19738.12−2.88Below flood stage21,500
28Jun 13, 19808.12−2.88Below flood stage21,500
29Jul 15, 19558.11−2.89Below flood stage22,400
30Jun 9, 19838.10−2.90Below flood stage21,400
31Jun 26, 19628.08−2.92Below flood stage22,200
32Jun 1, 19647.90−3.10Below flood stage21,300
33Jun 12, 19817.87−3.13Below flood stage20,400
34Jun 10, 19967.74−3.26Below flood stage11,700
35Jul 1, 19727.71−3.29Below flood stage19,300
36Oct 1, 19657.69−3.31Below flood stage20,400
37Jun 22, 19707.57−3.43Below flood stage18,600
38Jun 30, 19757.49−3.51Below flood stage18,700
39Oct 16, 20167.44−3.56Below flood stage11,600
40Jul 13, 19787.32−3.68Below flood stage17,900
41Jun 16, 19607.17−3.83Below flood stage18,200
42Jun 19, 19616.94−4.06Below flood stage17,300
43Jun 20, 19636.88−4.12Below flood stage16,800
44Jun 25, 19596.80−4.20Below flood stage16,700
45Sep 18, 19576.61−4.39Below flood stage16,000
46Jun 29, 19766.30−4.70Below flood stage13,600
47Jun 25, 19746.26−4.74Below flood stage13,400
48Jun 16, 19685.87−5.13Below flood stage12,100
49Jun 15, 19545.49−5.51Below flood stage11,500

Other gauges in Dillingham Census Area

Flood gauges in Dillingham Census Area
Ekwok16.516.94 ft, Apr 29, 20050

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRDA2, 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.