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Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward

Highest listed crest 19.97 ftFlood stage 17.5 ft23 crests since 1995

The Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward crested above flood stage 11 times among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1995 to 2021. The highest, 19.97 ft on September 19, 2012, was moderate flooding, 2.47 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.97 ft
September 19, 2012; 16,910 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.5 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 16, 2018
18.60 ft, moderate flooding
Identifiers
NWS RESA2
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, Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward
Action stage16.05Sep 6, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.54Sep 13, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.57Oct 16, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

23 crests from 1995 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward, 1995 to 2021 1214161820ft Flood stage 17.5 ftMajor 20.0 ft Sep 9, 1995: 17.90 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 1995: 19.36 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 2002: 16.20 ft, action stageOct 23, 2002: 18.50 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2003: 16.32 ft, action stageJun 17, 2004: 13.94 ft, below flood stageOct 3, 2004: 15.86 ft, below flood stageDec 16, 2005: 15.05 ft, below flood stageSep 15, 2006: 15.67 ft, below flood stageOct 9, 2006: 19.85 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 2008: 15.37 ft, below flood stageJul 29, 2009: 18.76 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 2009: 18.09 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2010: 16.62 ft, action stage; 7,088 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 17.99 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2012: 19.97 ft, moderate flooding; 16,910 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2013: 17.21 ft, action stageSep 13, 2014: 17.99 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2015: 15.03 ft, below flood stageSep 21, 2016: 18.51 ft, moderate floodingSep 6, 2017: 16.78 ft, action stageOct 16, 2018: 18.60 ft, moderate floodingNov 1, 2021: 15.00 ft, below flood stage Highest, 19.97 ft, Sep 19, 2012 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 0 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward
1Sep 19, 201219.97+2.47Moderate16,910
2Oct 9, 200619.85+2.35Moderate—
3Sep 20, 199519.36+1.86Moderate—
4Jul 29, 200918.76+1.26Moderate—
5Oct 16, 201818.60+1.10Moderate—
6Sep 21, 201618.51+1.01Moderate—
7Oct 23, 200218.50+1.00Moderate—
8Oct 10, 200918.09+0.59Minor—
9Sep 8, 201117.99+0.49Minor—
10Sep 13, 201417.99+0.49Minor—
11Sep 9, 199517.90+0.40Minor—
12Sep 10, 201317.21−0.29Action—
13Sep 6, 201716.78−0.72Action—
14Jul 8, 201016.62−0.88Action7,088
15Oct 1, 200316.32−1.18Action—
16Sep 14, 200216.20−1.30Action—
17Oct 3, 200415.86−1.64Below flood stage—
18Sep 15, 200615.67−1.83Below flood stage—
19Sep 14, 200815.37−2.13Below flood stage—
20Dec 16, 200515.05−2.45Below flood stage—
21Jul 7, 201515.03−2.47Below flood stage—
22Nov 1, 202115.00−2.50Below flood stage—
23Jun 17, 200413.94−3.56Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Resurrection River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Resurrection River that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 9, 2006: 19.85 ft here, moderate flooding

September 20, 1995: 19.36 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Resurrection River

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

Flood gauges on the Resurrection River
Exit Glacier Road near Seward this gaugeAK17.519.97 ft, Sep 19, 20120
Seward Hwy Bridge near SewardAK12.016.05 ft, Sep 20, 19953

Other gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Flood gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Anchor Point15.520.83 ft, Dec 30, 20154
Anchor Point8.010.86 ft, Dec 3, 19780
Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward8.09.71 ft, Sep 19, 20120
Cooper Landing13.017.18 ft, Sep 21, 19741
Kenai Keys near Sterling11.015.52 ft, Sep 24, 19952
Soldotna12.022.62 ft, Jan 18, 19693
Killey River13.213.52 ft, Nov 6, 20020
Skilak Lake Outlet near Sterling13.015.56 ft, Sep 26, 20120
Seward Hwy Bridge near Seward12.016.05 ft, Sep 20, 19953
Nash Road near Seward10.511.33 ft, Oct 16, 20180
Lawing10.012.50 ft, Sep 21, 19950

Kenai Peninsula Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RESA2, 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.