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Yentna River near Lake Creek

Highest listed crest 22.54 ftFlood stage 20.5 ft17 crests since 2003

The Yentna River near Lake Creek crested above flood stage 9 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 22.54 ft on August 30, 2025, was moderate flooding, 2.04 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.54 ft
August 30, 2025
Flood stage
20.5 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 30, 2025
22.54 ft, moderate flooding
Identifiers
NWS YLKA2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yentna River near Lake Creek
Action stage19.06Sep 15, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.55Sep 24, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.04Aug 30, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yentna River near Lake Creek, 2003 to 2025 1618202224ft Flood stage 20.5 ftMajor 24.0 ft Aug 17, 2003: 20.90 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2004: 18.41 ft, below flood stageJun 20, 2005: 20.30 ft, action stageOct 11, 2006: 20.20 ft, action stage; 55,000 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2007: 17.90 ft, below flood stage; 37,400 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2008: 20.10 ft, action stage; 54,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2009: 20.40 ft, action stage; 57,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2010: 20.50 ft, minor flooding; 58,000 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2011: 20.15 ft, action stage; 55,000 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2012: 22.27 ft, moderate flooding; 73,767 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2013: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2013: 21.62 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2015: 20.62 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2016: 22.38 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2017: 19.12 ft, action stageAug 9, 2024: 22.41 ft, moderate floodingAug 30, 2025: 22.54 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 22.54 ft, Aug 30, 2025 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yentna River near Lake Creek 2000s: 1 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Yentna River near Lake Creek
1Aug 30, 202522.54+2.04Moderate—
2Aug 9, 202422.41+1.91Moderate—
3Aug 9, 201622.38+1.88Moderate—
4Sep 24, 201222.27+1.77Moderate73,767
5Oct 16, 201321.62+1.12Minor—
6Aug 17, 200320.90+0.40Minor—
7Sep 4, 201320.70+0.20Minor60,000
8Sep 24, 201520.62+0.12Minor—
9Aug 18, 201020.500.00Minor58,000
10Aug 1, 200920.40−0.10Action57,000
11Jun 20, 200520.30−0.20Action—
12Oct 11, 200620.20−0.30Action55,000
13Aug 4, 201120.15−0.35Action55,000
14Jul 19, 200820.10−0.40Action54,000
15Sep 15, 201719.12−1.38Action—
16Jun 19, 200418.41−2.09Below flood stage—
17Aug 15, 200717.90−2.60Below flood stage37,400

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
Gold Creek14.018.30 ft, Jun 15, 19620
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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YLKA2, 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.