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Stikine River near Wrangell

Highest listed crest 30.60 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft48 crests since 1978

The Stikine River near Wrangell crested above flood stage 4 times among the 48 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1978 to 2025. The highest, 30.60 ft on September 23, 1994, was moderate flooding, 3.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.60 ft
September 23, 1994; 351,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 10, 2011
30.53 ft, moderate flooding

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Stikine River near Wrangell
Action stage25.012Jun 29, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.02Jun 9, 2007Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.52Sep 10, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

48 crests from 1978 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Stikine River near Wrangell, 1978 to 2025 20222426283032ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Jul 12, 1978: 22.14 ft, below flood stage; 156,000 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1979: 25.46 ft, action stage; 223,900 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1980: 24.55 ft, below flood stage; 204,900 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1981: 28.22 ft, minor flooding; 299,600 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1982: 23.80 ft, below flood stage; 192,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1983: 24.67 ft, below flood stage; 230,000 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1984: 22.38 ft, below flood stage; 164,000 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1985: 24.75 ft, below flood stage; 201,000 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1986: 23.65 ft, below flood stage; 184,000 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1987: 26.18 ft, action stage; 227,000 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1987: 25.94 ft, action stage; 228,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1989: 24.54 ft, below flood stage; 210,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1990: 26.15 ft, action stage; 239,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1991: 24.70 ft, below flood stage; 209,000 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1992: 26.61 ft, action stage; 271,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1993: 24.37 ft, below flood stage; 202,000 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1994: 30.60 ft, moderate flooding; 351,000 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1995: 24.91 ft, below flood stage; 212,000 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1996: 22.57 ft, below flood stage; 167,000 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1997: 23.58 ft, below flood stage; 183,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1998: 25.65 ft, action stage; 228,000 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1999: 25.73 ft, action stage; 230,000 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2000: 24.94 ft, below flood stage; 213,000 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2001: 24.48 ft, below flood stage; 204,000 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2002: 25.70 ft, action stage; 229,000 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2003: 22.08 ft, below flood stage; 158,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2004: 24.34 ft, below flood stage; 201,000 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2005: 22.21 ft, below flood stage; 165,000 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2006: 25.55 ft, action stage; 226,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2007: 27.24 ft, minor flooding; 273,000 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2008: 22.86 ft, below flood stage; 172,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2009: 26.32 ft, action stage; 243,000 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2010: 20.12 ft, below flood stage; 140,000 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2011: 30.53 ft, moderate flooding; 349,570 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2012: 25.56 ft, action stage; 226,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2013: 23.30 ft, below flood stage; 186,000 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2014: 24.87 ft, below flood stage; 212,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 23.18 ft, below flood stage; 185,000 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2015: 22.51 ft, below flood stage; 173,000 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2017: 22.56 ft, below flood stage; 174,000 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2018: 21.09 ft, below flood stage; 150,000 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2019: 22.43 ft, below flood stage; 172,000 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2020: 24.65 ft, below flood stage; 207,700 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2021: 26.90 ft, action stage; 257,000 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2022: 23.75 ft, below flood stage; 206,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2023: 23.71 ft, below flood stage; 199,000 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2024: 22.72 ft, below flood stage; 185,000 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2025: 22.67 ft, below flood stage; 182,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.60 ft, Sep 23, 1994 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Stikine River near Wrangell 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Stikine River near Wrangell
1Sep 23, 199430.60+3.60Moderate351,000
2Sep 10, 201130.53+3.53Moderate349,570
3Sep 11, 198128.22+1.22Minor299,600
4Jun 9, 200727.24+0.24Minor273,000
5Jun 29, 202126.90−0.10Action257,000
6Jun 17, 199226.61−0.39Action271,000
7Jun 12, 200926.32−0.68Action243,000
8Jul 3, 198726.18−0.82Action227,000
9Jun 4, 199026.15−0.85Action239,000
10Oct 3, 198725.94−1.06Action228,000
11Jun 20, 199925.73−1.27Action230,000
12Aug 28, 200225.70−1.30Action229,000
13May 31, 199825.65−1.35Action228,000
14Jun 26, 201225.56−1.44Action226,000
15Jun 15, 200625.55−1.45Action226,000
16Jul 22, 197925.46−1.54Action223,900
17Sep 18, 200024.94−2.06Below flood stage213,000
18Sep 11, 199524.91−2.09Below flood stage212,000
19Sep 29, 201424.87−2.13Below flood stage212,000
20Jul 13, 198524.75−2.25Below flood stage201,000
21Jun 25, 199124.70−2.30Below flood stage209,000
22Jun 3, 198324.67−2.33Below flood stage230,000
23Jun 21, 202024.65−2.35Below flood stage207,700
24Jun 10, 198024.55−2.45Below flood stage204,900
25Jun 1, 198924.54−2.46Below flood stage210,000
26Jul 22, 200124.48−2.52Below flood stage204,000
27Jun 6, 199324.37−2.63Below flood stage202,000
28Jun 24, 200424.34−2.66Below flood stage201,000
29Jun 21, 198223.80−3.20Below flood stage192,000
30Jul 6, 202223.75−3.25Below flood stage206,000
31May 21, 202323.71−3.29Below flood stage199,000
32Jul 18, 198623.65−3.35Below flood stage184,000
33Jul 7, 199723.58−3.42Below flood stage183,000
34Jun 25, 201323.30−3.70Below flood stage186,000
35May 28, 201523.18−3.82Below flood stage185,000
36Jul 6, 200822.86−4.14Below flood stage172,000
37Jul 18, 202422.72−4.28Below flood stage185,000
38Sep 21, 202522.67−4.33Below flood stage182,000
39Jun 26, 199622.57−4.43Below flood stage167,000
40Aug 23, 201722.56−4.44Below flood stage174,000
41Oct 10, 201522.51−4.49Below flood stage173,000
42Sep 22, 201922.43−4.57Below flood stage172,000
43Aug 9, 198422.38−4.62Below flood stage164,000
44Aug 20, 200522.21−4.79Below flood stage165,000
45Jul 12, 197822.14−4.86Below flood stage156,000
46Jul 12, 200322.08−4.92Below flood stage158,000
47Aug 10, 201821.09−5.91Below flood stage150,000
48Jul 24, 201020.12−6.88Below flood stage140,000

Other gauges in Wrangell City and Borough

Flood gauges in Wrangell City and Borough
Wrangell12.716.21 ft, Oct 26, 19932

Wrangell City and Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STKA2, 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.