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Taiya River near Skagway

Highest listed crest 20.11 ftFlood stage 16.5 ft55 crests since 1971

The Taiya River near Skagway crested above flood stage 53 times among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2025. The highest, 20.11 ft on October 13, 2022, was moderate flooding, 3.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.11 ft
October 13, 2022; 20,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
53 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 23, 2024
16.91 ft, minor flooding
Location
Skagway Municipality
Alaska

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Taiya River near Skagway
Action stage16.01Aug 3, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.543Jul 23, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.010Oct 13, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1971 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Taiya River near Skagway, 1971 to 2025 1416182022ft Flood stage 16.5 ft Aug 2, 1971: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,200 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1972: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1973: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1974: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1975: 18.35 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1976: 18.43 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1977: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2002: 19.86 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2003: 18.91 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2005: 17.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2005: 17.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2007: 17.44 ft, minor flooding; 8,200 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2008: 17.18 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2009: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2010: 16.43 ft, action stage; 5,360 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2011: 17.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2012: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,220 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2013: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2013: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2013: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2013: 18.98 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2014: 17.47 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2014: 17.38 ft, minor flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2014: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 9,810 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2014: 17.08 ft, minor flooding; 7,110 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2014: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 6,790 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2014: 17.06 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2015: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2015: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,702 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2015: 17.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,845 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 9,990 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2016: 17.53 ft, minor flooding; 9,314 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2016: 17.62 ft, minor flooding; 9,555 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2016: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2016: 17.22 ft, minor flooding; 8,550 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2017: 17.78 ft, minor flooding; 9,810 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2017: 17.59 ft, minor flooding; 9,270 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2018: 18.15 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2018: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 7,314 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2018: 16.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,347 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2019: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 9,209 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2020: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,810 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2021: 19.64 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2022: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2022: 17.58 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2022: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2022: 18.84 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2022: 19.38 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2022: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2022: 20.11 ft, moderate flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2023: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 7,670 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2023: 17.78 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2024: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 7,720 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2024: 16.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2025: 15.76 ft, below flood stage; 6,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.11 ft, Oct 13, 2022 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Taiya River near Skagway 1970s: 7 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 7 2010s: 26 26 2020s: 13 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

The 50 highest of 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Taiya River near Skagway
1Oct 13, 202220.11+3.61Moderate20,300
2Jul 23, 200219.86+3.36Moderate18,600
3Aug 13, 202119.64+3.14Moderate18,200
4Oct 1, 202219.38+2.88Moderate16,900
5Sep 8, 201318.98+2.48Moderate14,100
6Aug 15, 200318.91+2.41Moderate13,900
7Sep 26, 202218.84+2.34Moderate14,700
8Sep 27, 197618.43+1.93Moderate11,500
9Sep 13, 197518.35+1.85Moderate11,200
10Aug 9, 201818.15+1.65Moderate10,900
11Sep 30, 201517.93+1.43Minor9,990
12Aug 12, 201417.92+1.42Minor9,810
13Sep 7, 201717.78+1.28Minor9,810
14Oct 8, 202317.78+1.28Minor10,600
15Aug 17, 200917.69+1.19Minor9,020
16Sep 12, 197717.67+1.17Minor8,500
17Sep 21, 201917.64+1.14Minor9,209
18Aug 15, 201617.62+1.12Minor9,555
19Sep 27, 201717.59+1.09Minor9,270
20Aug 17, 202217.58+1.08Minor10,000
21Aug 6, 197217.56+1.06Minor10,100
22Jul 28, 201617.53+1.03Minor9,314
23Aug 2, 197117.50+1.00Minor8,200
24Jul 7, 201417.47+0.97Minor8,300
25Jul 16, 200717.44+0.94Minor8,200
26Sep 13, 197417.42+0.92Minor8,880
27Nov 23, 200517.38+0.88Minor7,880
28Jul 14, 201417.38+0.88Minor8,030
29Aug 25, 200517.32+0.82Minor7,690
30Sep 10, 201517.32+0.82Minor7,845
31Jun 27, 201317.30+0.80Minor7,760
32Aug 18, 201517.27+0.77Minor7,702
33Sep 14, 201617.22+0.72Minor8,550
34Aug 21, 201117.21+0.71Minor7,490
35Sep 17, 200817.18+0.68Minor7,400
36Jun 23, 201217.12+0.62Minor7,220
37Aug 18, 201417.08+0.58Minor7,110
38Sep 22, 201417.06+0.56Minor7,040
39Sep 6, 201416.97+0.47Minor6,790
40Oct 15, 201816.96+0.46Minor7,347
41Aug 14, 201816.95+0.45Minor7,314
42Jul 23, 202416.91+0.41Minor8,900
43Aug 12, 202316.90+0.40Minor7,670
44Aug 13, 197316.88+0.38Minor7,360
45Sep 3, 202216.86+0.36Minor7,680
46Oct 9, 202216.61+0.11Minor6,940
47Jun 18, 201316.60+0.10Minor5,790
48Aug 30, 201316.60+0.10Minor5,790
49Aug 10, 202016.60+0.10Minor6,810
50Aug 6, 202216.58+0.08Minor6,860

Other gauges in Skagway Municipality

Flood gauges in Skagway Municipality
Skagway26.526.75 ft, Oct 1, 20220

Skagway Municipality: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TYAA2, 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.