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O'Brien Creek at Taylor Highway near Eagle

Highest listed crest 71.30 ftFlood stage 70.0 ft5 crests since 2001

The O'Brien Creek at Taylor Highway near Eagle crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2001 to 2025. The highest, 71.30 ft on July 11, 2010, was minor flooding, 1.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
71.30 ft
July 11, 2010
Flood stage
70.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 11, 2010
71.30 ft, minor flooding
Identifiers
NWS OBRA2
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, O'Brien Creek at Taylor Highway near Eagle
Action stage67.02May 23, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)70.02Jul 11, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2001 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the O'Brien Creek at Taylor Highway near Eagle, 2001 to 2025 6466687072ft Flood stage 70.0 ft Jul 23, 2001: 70.45 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2010: 71.30 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2014: 67.25 ft, action stageAug 27, 2015: 64.78 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 2025: 67.62 ft, action stage Highest, 71.30 ft, Jul 11, 2010 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, O'Brien Creek at Taylor Highway near Eagle 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  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, O'Brien Creek at Taylor Highway near Eagle
1Jul 11, 201071.30+1.30Minor—
2Jul 23, 200170.45+0.45Minor—
3May 23, 202567.62−2.38Action—
4Jun 26, 201467.25−2.75Action—
5Aug 27, 201564.78−5.22Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Flood gauges in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Northway Road Bridge12.513.85 ft, Jul 29, 20010
Steele Creek90.096.20 ft, Jun 10, 19640
Big Delta19.521.14 ft, Jun 23, 20200
Northway Village26.526.60 ft, Jun 30, 20100
Big Delta23.023.57 ft, Jul 29, 19490
Eagle34.055.71 ft, May 6, 20090

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OBRA2, 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.