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Salcha River near Salchaket

Highest listed crest 21.78 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft65 crests since 1953

The Salcha River near Salchaket crested above flood stage 16 times among the 65 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1953 to 2025. The highest, 21.78 ft on August 14, 1967, was moderate flooding, 6.78 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.78 ft
August 14, 1967; 97,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
16 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 24, 2020
17.29 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, Salcha River near Salchaket
Action stage13.019Jun 1, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.013Jun 24, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.03Jun 20, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

65 crests from 1953 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salcha River near Salchaket, 1953 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Jun 26, 1953: 12.10 ft, below flood stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1963: 12.50 ft, below flood stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1967: 21.78 ft, moderate flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1968: 13.74 ft, action stageMay 22, 1968: 12.12 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1969: 12.71 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1970: 10.10 ft, below flood stage; 6,350 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1971: 14.15 ft, action stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1972: 14.49 ft, action stageJun 4, 1973: 11.73 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1974: 9.99 ft, below flood stage; 6,060 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1975: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1976: 10.99 ft, below flood stage; 8,220 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1977: 11.64 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1978: 9.65 ft, below flood stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1979: 13.24 ft, action stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1980: 11.63 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1981: 13.94 ft, action stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1982: 14.31 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1983: 10.24 ft, below flood stage; 6,720 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1984: 15.35 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1985: 14.76 ft, action stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1986: 18.67 ft, moderate flooding; 37,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1987: 12.21 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1988: 12.39 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1989: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1990: 13.14 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1991: 13.87 ft, action stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1992: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1993: 12.53 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1994: 14.39 ft, action stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1995: 15.29 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1996: 9.96 ft, below flood stage; 6,330 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1997: 11.65 ft, below flood stage; 9,990 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1998: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 6,760 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1999: 9.33 ft, below flood stage; 4,980 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2000: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2001: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2002: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2003: 15.35 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2004: 13.78 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2005: 12.19 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2006: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2007: 12.45 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2008: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2009: 13.24 ft, action stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2010: 11.45 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2011: 14.93 ft, action stageJul 5, 2011: 14.31 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2012: 14.90 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2013: 15.61 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2014: 18.38 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2015: 13.70 ft, action stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2016: 13.98 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2017: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2018: 12.72 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2019: 15.38 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2020: 17.29 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2020: 12.66 ft, below flood stageMay 13, 2021: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 8,270 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2022: 13.79 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2023: 13.58 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2024: 11.40 ft, below flood stage; 9,870 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2025: 11.28 ft, below flood stageMay 26, 2025: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.78 ft, Aug 14, 1967 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salcha River near Salchaket 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 5 5 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 16 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.96 ft on May 28, 1949; 15.10 ft on May 10, 1950; 11.11 ft on May 15, 1950; 10.24 ft on Jun 16, 1951; 14.04 ft on Jun 16, 1954; 12.92 ft on Jul 1, 1955; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 65 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Salcha River near Salchaket
1Aug 14, 196721.78+6.78Moderate97,000
2Aug 23, 198618.67+3.67Moderate37,100
3Jun 20, 201418.38+3.38Moderate36,000
4Jun 24, 202017.29+2.29Minor29,200
5Jul 30, 200816.90+1.90Minor29,400
6Aug 15, 200016.81+1.81Minor27,800
7Jun 27, 198916.44+1.44Minor26,100
8Aug 19, 200216.40+1.40Minor27,300
9May 14, 197515.85+0.85Minor25,100
10May 28, 199215.65+0.65Minor22,600
11Jun 6, 201315.61+0.61Minor24,200
12Aug 18, 201915.38+0.38Minor21,700
13Jun 17, 198415.35+0.35Minor22,900
14Sep 3, 200315.35+0.35Minor23,100
15Jun 28, 199515.29+0.29Minor21,100
16Jun 25, 200615.000.00Minor21,800
17May 1, 201114.93−0.07Action—
18May 27, 201214.90−0.10Action21,500
19Jun 28, 198514.76−0.24Action20,500
20May 9, 197214.49−0.51Action—
21Jun 22, 199414.39−0.61Action17,500
22Jun 21, 198214.31−0.69Action18,900
23Jul 5, 201114.31−0.69Action19,300
24May 7, 197114.15−0.85Action23,300
25Jul 23, 201613.98−1.02Action18,000
26Jul 10, 198113.94−1.06Action17,500
27May 8, 199113.87−1.13Action16,400
28May 23, 202213.79−1.21Action16,100
29May 8, 200413.78−1.22Action17,300
30May 6, 196813.74−1.26Action—
31Aug 28, 201513.70−1.30Action17,000
32Jun 1, 202313.58−1.42Action15,400
33May 3, 197913.24−1.76Action16,400
34May 4, 200913.24−1.76Action15,600
35Sep 8, 199013.14−1.86Action13,300
36Sep 3, 201812.72−2.28Below flood stage14,000
37Aug 4, 196912.71−2.29Below flood stage15,600
38Oct 20, 202012.66−2.34Below flood stage—
39May 18, 199312.53−2.47Below flood stage11,600
40Jun 27, 196312.50−2.50Below flood stage15,900
41Jun 8, 200712.45−2.55Below flood stage13,100
42Jun 17, 198812.39−2.61Below flood stage11,000
43Jun 4, 198712.21−2.79Below flood stage10,200
44May 19, 200512.19−2.81Below flood stage12,400
45May 22, 196812.12−2.88Below flood stage12,900
46Jun 26, 195312.10−2.90Below flood stage17,700
47Jul 31, 200111.79−3.21Below flood stage11,200
48Jun 4, 197311.73−3.27Below flood stage11,500
49Jun 10, 199711.65−3.35Below flood stage9,990
50May 20, 197711.64−3.36Below flood stage10,000

Other gauges in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Flood gauges in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Steese Hwy Bridge near Chatanika13.513.86 ft, Jul 28, 20030
Hunts Creek near Two Rivers17.220.17 ft, Apr 23, 20200
Moose Creek Dam near Fairbanks24.527.51 ft, Apr 24, 20200
Two Rivers20.023.65 ft, Jun 26, 19940
Fairbanks25.031.90 ft, Aug 13, 19670
Fairbanks24.527.80 ft, Aug 16, 19671

Fairbanks North Star Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SALA2, 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.