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Susitna River at Gold Creek

Highest listed crest 18.30 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft64 crests since 1951

The Susitna River at Gold Creek crested above flood stage 16 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2020. The highest, 18.30 ft on June 15, 1962, was moderate flooding, 4.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.30 ft
June 15, 1962; 80,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
16 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 12, 2018
16.27 ft, moderate flooding
Identifiers
NWS GCSA2
USGS 15292000; 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, Susitna River at Gold Creek
Action stage12.523Jun 24, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.09Apr 27, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.57May 12, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1951 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Susitna River at Gold Creek, 1951 to 2020 101214161820ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Jun 8, 1951: 12.15 ft, below flood stage; 37,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1952: 12.90 ft, action stage; 44,700 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1953: 12.25 ft, below flood stage; 38,400 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1954: 12.85 ft, action stage; 42,400 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1955: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 58,100 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1956: 13.42 ft, action stage; 51,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1957: 13.68 ft, action stage; 42,200 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1958: 14.74 ft, minor flooding; 49,600 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1959: 15.42 ft, minor flooding; 62,300 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1960: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1962: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 80,600 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1964: 16.58 ft, moderate flooding; 90,700 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1965: 12.95 ft, action stage; 43,600 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1966: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 63,600 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1967: 15.93 ft, moderate flooding; 80,200 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1968: 12.75 ft, action stage; 41,800 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1969: 11.17 ft, below flood stage; 28,400 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1970: 11.80 ft, below flood stage; 33,400 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1971: 16.36 ft, moderate flooding; 87,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1972: 16.04 ft, moderate flooding; 82,600 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1973: 13.92 ft, action stage; 54,100 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1974: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 37,200 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1975: 13.30 ft, action stage; 47,300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1976: 12.08 ft, below flood stage; 35,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1977: 13.94 ft, action stage; 54,300 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1978: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1979: 12.70 ft, action stage; 41,300 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1980: 13.72 ft, action stage; 51,900 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1981: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 64,900 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1982: 12.07 ft, below flood stage; 37,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1983: 12.00 ft, below flood stage; 37,300 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1984: 14.09 ft, minor flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1985: 12.35 ft, below flood stage; 40,400 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1986: 11.03 ft, below flood stage; 29,100 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1987: 12.76 ft, action stage; 47,300 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1988: 12.67 ft, action stage; 43,600 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1989: 12.99 ft, action stage; 46,800 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1990: 13.25 ft, action stage; 50,300 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1991: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 35,300 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1992: 11.44 ft, below flood stage; 33,300 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1993: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 36,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1994: 12.88 ft, action stage; 46,600 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1995: 11.96 ft, below flood stage; 37,800 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1996: 10.48 ft, below flood stage; 26,100 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2001: 12.22 ft, below flood stage; 40,200 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2002: 11.77 ft, below flood stage; 36,200 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2003: 13.39 ft, action stage; 51,700 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2004: 12.46 ft, below flood stage; 43,400 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2005: 12.95 ft, action stage; 50,200 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2006: 13.90 ft, action stage; 59,800 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2007: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 30,800 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2008: 11.17 ft, below flood stage; 34,400 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2009: 11.89 ft, below flood stage; 40,400 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2010: 11.68 ft, below flood stage; 37,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2011: 12.53 ft, action stage; 46,300 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2012: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 72,900 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2013: 16.58 ft, moderate flooding; 90,700 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2014: 12.83 ft, action stage; 42,600 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 11.66 ft, below flood stage; 32,200 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2016: 14.23 ft, minor flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2017: 12.34 ft, below flood stage; 37,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2018: 16.27 ft, moderate flooding; 77,100 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2019: 12.65 ft, action stage; 34,600 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2020: 12.83 ft, action stage; 44,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.30 ft, Jun 15, 1962 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Susitna River at Gold Creek 1950s: 3 1960s: 5 5 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 4 2020s: 0 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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Susitna River at Gold Creek
1Jun 15, 196218.30+4.30Moderate80,600
2Jun 7, 196416.58+2.58Moderate90,700
3Jun 2, 201316.58+2.58Moderate90,700
4Aug 10, 197116.36+2.36Moderate87,400
5May 12, 201816.27+2.27Moderate77,100
6Jun 17, 197216.04+2.04Moderate82,600
7Aug 15, 196715.93+1.93Moderate80,200
8Aug 25, 195915.42+1.42Minor62,300
9Sep 21, 201215.40+1.40Minor72,900
10Aug 3, 195814.74+0.74Minor49,600
11Jun 6, 196614.66+0.66Minor63,600
12Jul 12, 198114.56+0.56Minor64,900
13Sep 13, 196014.45+0.45Minor41,900
14Apr 27, 201614.23+0.23Minor53,000
15Aug 26, 195514.20+0.20Minor58,100
16Jun 17, 198414.09+0.09Minor59,100
17Jun 15, 197713.94−0.06Action54,300
18Jun 6, 197313.92−0.08Action54,100
19Aug 20, 200613.90−0.10Action59,800
20Jul 29, 198013.72−0.28Action51,900
21Jun 8, 195713.68−0.32Action42,200
22Jun 9, 195613.42−0.58Action51,700
23Jul 28, 200313.39−0.61Action51,700
24Jun 3, 197513.30−0.70Action47,300
25Sep 15, 199013.25−0.75Action50,300
26Jun 15, 198912.99−1.01Action46,800
27Jun 28, 196512.95−1.05Action43,600
28Jun 19, 200512.95−1.05Action50,200
29Jun 17, 195212.90−1.10Action44,700
30Jun 22, 199412.88−1.12Action46,600
31Aug 4, 195412.85−1.15Action42,400
32Jun 27, 201412.83−1.17Action42,600
33Jun 24, 202012.83−1.17Action44,200
34Jul 31, 198712.76−1.24Action47,300
35May 22, 196812.75−1.25Action41,800
36Jul 16, 197912.70−1.30Action41,300
37Jun 16, 198812.67−1.33Action43,600
38May 10, 201912.65−1.35Action34,600
39May 29, 201112.53−1.47Action46,300
40May 8, 200412.46−1.54Below flood stage43,400
41May 28, 198512.35−1.65Below flood stage40,400
42May 10, 201712.34−1.66Below flood stage37,000
43Jun 7, 195312.25−1.75Below flood stage38,400
44Aug 1, 200112.22−1.78Below flood stage40,200
45Jun 8, 195112.15−1.85Below flood stage37,400
46Jun 12, 197612.08−1.92Below flood stage35,700
47Jun 21, 198212.07−1.93Below flood stage37,900
48Jun 3, 198312.00−2.00Below flood stage37,300
49Jun 25, 199511.96−2.04Below flood stage37,800
50May 5, 200911.89−2.11Below flood stage40,400

The worst floods along the Susitna River

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

August 10, 1971: 16.36 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DenaliAK · Aug 10, 1971 · 13.32 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Susitna River

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

Flood gauges on the Susitna River
Gold Creek this gaugeAK14.018.30 ft, Jun 15, 19620
DenaliAK12.513.32 ft, Aug 10, 19710

Other gauges in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Flood gauges in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Chelatna Lake near Lake Outlet3.34.29 ft, Sep 24, 20120
Willow176.0179.70 ft, Sep 21, 20120
Hatcher Pass Rd Bridge10.012.45 ft, Sep 21, 20120
Parks Hwy Bridge near Houston11.013.95 ft, Sep 22, 20122
Palmer6.59.00 ft, Aug 19, 20062
Paxson6.58.24 ft, Aug 11, 19710
Parks Highway Bridge9.011.30 ft, Oct 10, 19861
Oilwell Road near Trapper Creek16.519.05 ft, Jul 23, 20260
Palmer17.517.96 ft, Aug 7, 20180
Skwentna42.043.96 ft, Jun 25, 20120
Denali12.513.32 ft, Aug 10, 19710
Alaska Railroad Bridge 227.1 at Talkeetna13.016.55 ft, Oct 11, 19862
Talkeetna12.517.38 ft, Oct 11, 19862
Parks Highway near Willow10.013.86 ft, Oct 11, 19863
Willow5.99.01 ft, Oct 11, 19865
Lake Creek20.522.54 ft, Aug 30, 20250

Matanuska-Susitna Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GCSA2, 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.