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Wulik River below Tutak Creek near Kivalina

Highest listed crest 14.79 ftFlood stage 11.2 ft50 crests since 1985

The Wulik River below Tutak Creek near Kivalina crested above flood stage 15 times among the 50 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1985 to 2025. The highest, 14.79 ft on August 16, 2012, was minor flooding, 3.59 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.79 ft
August 16, 2012; 50,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.2 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 13, 2025
11.32 ft, minor flooding

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wulik River below Tutak Creek near Kivalina
Flood stage (minor)11.215Aug 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

50 crests from 1985 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wulik River below Tutak Creek near Kivalina, 1985 to 2025 6810121416ft Flood stage 11.2 ft Aug 29, 1985: 9.32 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1987: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 9,320 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1988: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1989: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1990: 10.36 ft, below flood stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 9.09 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1992: 9.44 ft, below flood stageJun 15, 1992: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1993: 11.50 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1993: 9.86 ft, below flood stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1994: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1995: 10.03 ft, below flood stageJul 26, 1996: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1997: 12.30 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1997: 8.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,930 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1998: 11.40 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 1998: 9.82 ft, below flood stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1999: 8.72 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2000: 10.48 ft, below flood stageSep 5, 2000: 9.15 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2001: 10.52 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2002: 10.18 ft, below flood stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2003: 9.45 ft, below flood stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2004: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2005: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2006: 9.60 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2007: 7.39 ft, below flood stage; 6,330 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2008: 8.89 ft, below flood stage; 7,000 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2009: 10.92 ft, below flood stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2010: 11.32 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2010: 9.13 ft, below flood stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2011: 12.80 ft, minor floodingAug 16, 2012: 14.79 ft, minor flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2013: 9.22 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2014: 9.64 ft, below flood stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2015: 10.36 ft, below flood stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2016: 9.34 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2017: 8.35 ft, below flood stage; 9,820 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2018: 9.61 ft, below flood stageJun 6, 2018: 9.28 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2019: 9.54 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2020: 8.56 ft, below flood stageMay 25, 2020: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 9,850 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2021: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2022: 9.43 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2023: 12.01 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 2023: 11.03 ft, below flood stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2024: 11.93 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2024: 10.32 ft, below flood stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2025: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.79 ft, Aug 16, 2012 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wulik River below Tutak Creek near Kivalina 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 4 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Wulik River below Tutak Creek near Kivalina
1Aug 16, 201214.79+3.59Minor50,400
2May 22, 201112.80+1.60Minor—
3May 10, 199712.30+1.10Minor—
4Aug 17, 199412.21+1.01Minor30,700
5May 26, 202312.01+0.81Minor—
6May 22, 202411.93+0.73Minor—
7Aug 6, 198911.50+0.30Minor26,100
8May 15, 199311.50+0.30Minor—
9Jul 26, 199611.45+0.25Minor25,800
10May 19, 199811.40+0.20Minor—
11Aug 9, 200511.38+0.18Minor25,400
12Jul 29, 202111.37+0.17Minor25,100
13May 1, 201011.32+0.12Minor—
14Aug 13, 202511.32+0.12Minor24,800
15Aug 15, 198811.22+0.02Minor24,400
16Jun 10, 202311.03−0.17Below flood stage22,700
17Sep 1, 200910.92−0.28Below flood stage22,700
18Aug 13, 200110.52−0.68Below flood stage20,400
19May 24, 200010.48−0.72Below flood stage—
20Jul 20, 199010.36−0.84Below flood stage19,600
21May 21, 201510.36−0.84Below flood stage19,600
22Aug 5, 202410.32−0.88Below flood stage19,400
23May 26, 200210.18−1.02Below flood stage18,600
24May 12, 199510.03−1.17Below flood stage—
25Sep 15, 19939.86−1.34Below flood stage18,400
26Aug 20, 19989.82−1.38Below flood stage18,200
27Aug 9, 20049.80−1.40Below flood stage18,100
28May 31, 20149.64−1.56Below flood stage15,800
29May 15, 20189.61−1.59Below flood stage—
30Jul 19, 20069.60−1.60Below flood stage16,700
31Jul 3, 20199.54−1.66Below flood stage15,300
32Jun 6, 20039.45−1.75Below flood stage15,900
33Jun 8, 19929.44−1.76Below flood stage—
34Sep 19, 20229.43−1.77Below flood stage14,600
35May 12, 20169.34−1.86Below flood stage14,300
36Aug 29, 19859.32−1.88Below flood stage15,600
37Jun 6, 20189.28−1.92Below flood stage14,000
38Jun 16, 20139.22−1.98Below flood stage14,500
39Jun 15, 19929.16−2.04Below flood stage14,700
40Sep 5, 20009.15−2.05Below flood stage14,200
41May 21, 20109.13−2.07Below flood stage13,400
42Jun 1, 19919.09−2.11Below flood stage13,800
43May 25, 20088.89−2.31Below flood stage7,000
44Aug 1, 19998.72−2.48Below flood stage11,900
45May 17, 20208.56−2.64Below flood stage—
46May 25, 20208.43−2.77Below flood stage9,850
47Aug 1, 20178.35−2.85Below flood stage9,820
48May 28, 19978.06−3.14Below flood stage8,930
49Aug 24, 19877.89−3.31Below flood stage9,320
50Jun 4, 20077.39−3.81Below flood stage6,330

Other gauges in Northwest Arctic Borough

Flood gauges in Northwest Arctic Borough
Ambler42.546.73 ft, May 25, 19730
Kiana60.169.17 ft, May 24, 20230

Northwest Arctic Borough: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alaska

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WULA2, 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.