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Snake River near Nome

Highest listed crest 13.59 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft41 crests since 1965

The Snake River near Nome crested above flood stage 8 times among the 41 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1965 to 2024. The highest, 13.59 ft on May 15, 1975, was minor flooding, 1.59 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.59 ft
May 15, 1975
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 29, 1996
12.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Nome Census Area
Alaska
Identifiers
NWS SNKA2
USGS 15621000; 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, Snake River near Nome
Action stage11.012Jul 28, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.08May 29, 1996Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

41 crests from 1965 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake River near Nome, 1965 to 2024 91011121314ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Sep 9, 1965: 10.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1966: 11.90 ft, action stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1967: 12.61 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1967: 11.05 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1968: 11.20 ft, action stageJun 13, 1968: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1969: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1970: 10.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1971: 12.91 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1972: 11.00 ft, action stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1973: 9.86 ft, below flood stageMay 26, 1973: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1974: 10.99 ft, below flood stageJul 28, 1974: 10.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,040 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1975: 13.59 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1975: 11.82 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1976: 10.53 ft, below flood stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1978: 10.43 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1979: 10.98 ft, below flood stageJun 19, 1979: 9.53 ft, below flood stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1980: 9.85 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1981: 10.33 ft, below flood stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1982: 10.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1983: 11.77 ft, action stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1984: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1985: 12.66 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1985: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1986: 11.54 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1987: 11.75 ft, action stageMay 11, 1988: 11.30 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1989: 13.02 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 1989: 11.18 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1990: 12.82 ft, minor floodingAug 25, 1990: 10.11 ft, below flood stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1991: 10.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1994: 11.74 ft, action stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1996: 12.10 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 2021: 11.29 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2022: 9.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2023: 10.10 ft, below flood stageJun 9, 2024: 10.41 ft, below flood stage; 2,640 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.59 ft, May 15, 1975 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake River near Nome 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Snake River near Nome
1May 15, 197513.59+1.59Minor—
2May 30, 198913.02+1.02Minor—
3Jun 1, 197112.91+0.91Minor—
4May 18, 199012.82+0.82Minor—
5May 27, 198512.66+0.66Minor—
6May 27, 196712.61+0.61Minor—
7May 19, 198412.32+0.32Minor3,400
8May 29, 199612.10+0.10Minor—
9Jun 2, 196611.90−0.10Action4,200
10Jul 10, 197511.82−0.18Action4,120
11May 11, 198311.77−0.23Action4,070
12May 20, 198711.75−0.25Action—
13Aug 16, 199411.74−0.26Action2,950
14Sep 5, 198611.54−0.46Action3,540
15May 11, 198811.30−0.70Action2,100
16Jul 28, 202111.29−0.71Action3,330
17May 24, 196811.20−0.80Action—
18Jun 3, 198911.18−0.82Action3,060
19Jun 10, 196711.05−0.95Action3,360
20Jun 9, 197211.00−1.00Action3,310
21May 20, 197010.99−1.01Below flood stage1,400
22May 13, 197410.99−1.01Below flood stage—
23Jan 1, 197910.98−1.02Below flood stage—
24Sep 14, 198510.71−1.29Below flood stage2,850
25Jul 28, 197410.70−1.30Below flood stage3,040
26Jun 2, 197610.53−1.47Below flood stage2,890
27Jun 11, 198210.49−1.51Below flood stage2,850
28Sep 24, 197810.43−1.57Below flood stage2,800
29Jun 9, 202410.41−1.59Below flood stage2,640
30May 20, 198110.33−1.67Below flood stage2,710
31May 7, 199110.17−1.83Below flood stage2,000
32Aug 25, 199010.11−1.89Below flood stage2,360
33Jun 10, 202310.10−1.90Below flood stage—
34Jun 13, 196810.08−1.92Below flood stage2,490
35Sep 9, 196510.00−2.00Below flood stage2,490
36May 22, 19699.98−2.02Below flood stage2,330
37May 18, 19739.86−2.14Below flood stage—
38Jun 21, 19809.85−2.15Below flood stage2,310
39May 22, 20229.81−2.19Below flood stage2,190
40Jun 19, 19799.53−2.47Below flood stage2,020
41May 26, 19739.35−2.65Below flood stage1,940

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SNKA2, 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.