Salmon Creek at Nash Road near Seward

Highest listed crest 11.33 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft3 crests since 2017

The Salmon Creek at Nash Road near Seward crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2021. The highest, 11.33 ft on October 16, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.83 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 11.33 ft; October 16, 2018
Flood stage: 10.5 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: October 16, 2018; 11.33 ft, minor flooding
Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough; Alaska
Identifiers: NWS SCNA2; 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, Salmon Creek at Nash Road near Seward

Action stage	9.5	1	Sep 7, 2017	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	10.5	1	Oct 16, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	11.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2017 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Salmon Creek at Nash Road near Seward

1	Oct 16, 2018	11.33	+0.83	Minor	—
2	Sep 7, 2017	9.95	−0.55	Action	—
3	Oct 31, 2021	9.00	−1.50	Below flood stage	—

Other gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Flood gauges in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Anchor Point	15.5	20.83 ft, Dec 30, 2015	4
Anchor Point	8.0	10.86 ft, Dec 3, 1978	0
Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward	8.0	9.71 ft, Sep 19, 2012	0
Cooper Landing	13.0	17.18 ft, Sep 21, 1974	1
Kenai Keys near Sterling	11.0	15.52 ft, Sep 24, 1995	2
Soldotna	12.0	22.62 ft, Jan 18, 1969	3
Killey River	13.2	13.52 ft, Nov 6, 2002	0
Skilak Lake Outlet near Sterling	13.0	15.56 ft, Sep 26, 2012	0
Exit Glacier Road near Seward	17.5	19.97 ft, Sep 19, 2012	0
Seward Hwy Bridge near Seward	12.0	16.05 ft, Sep 20, 1995	3
Lawing	10.0	12.50 ft, Sep 21, 1995	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCNA2, 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.