Ward Creek above Lake Connell Dam near Ketchikan
Highest listed crest 253.00 ftFlood stage 252.0 ft8 crests since 2022
The Ward Creek above Lake Connell Dam near Ketchikan crested above flood stage 8 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2025. The highest, 253.00 ft on October 17, 2023, was minor flooding, 1.00 feet above flood stage.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 253.00 ft
- October 17, 2023
- Flood stage
- 252.0 ft
- Major flooding from 263.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 8 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- February 26, 2025
- 252.00 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 251.0 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 252.0 | 8 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Moderate flood stage | 254.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 263.0 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
8 crests from 2022 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
- 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
| 1 | Oct 17, 2023 | 253.00 | +1.00 | Minor |
| 2 | Dec 2, 2024 | 253.00 | +1.00 | Minor |
| 3 | Oct 13, 2024 | 252.51 | +0.51 | Minor |
| 4 | Nov 23, 2022 | 252.00 | 0.00 | Minor |
| 5 | Feb 2, 2023 | 252.00 | 0.00 | Minor |
| 6 | Sep 21, 2023 | 252.00 | 0.00 | Minor |
| 7 | Oct 6, 2024 | 252.00 | 0.00 | Minor |
| 8 | Feb 26, 2025 | 252.00 | 0.00 | Minor |
Other gauges in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
| Ketchikan | 5.19 ft, Oct 8, 1974 | 0 |
| Ketchikan Powerhouse near Ketchikan | 64.29 ft, Dec 5, 2020 | 0 |
| Lower Ketchikan Lake above Ketchikan Lake Dam near Ketchikan | 350.20 ft, Jan 21, 2015 | 0 |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCDA2, 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.