Rivers in Alaska

Chena River below Moose Creek Dam near Fairbanks

Fairbanks-North Star County, AlaskaNWS MCDA2USGS 15493700Fairbanks office

Action stage
24.08ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 7:00 PM UTC

Flood stage
24.50 ft
Forecast crest
24.71 ftSun, Sep 20, 12:00 AM UTC
Record crest
27.51 ft2020

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood24.50 ft
Action22.50 ft

Crest history

45 crests on NOAA’s list since 1980.

#DateStage
1April 24, 202027.51 ft
2July 29, 200325.88 ft
3August 30, 201525.51 ft
4June 28, 199525.48 ft
5August 21, 200225.38 ft
6July 4, 201425.32 ft
7June 28, 199425.32 ft
8August 19, 201925.27 ft
9May 4, 200925.25 ft
10August 1, 200825.24 ft
11August 16, 200025.21 ft
12May 26, 199225.20 ft
13May 8, 199125.17 ft
14July 24, 201625.17 ft
15June 27, 198924.95 ft
16July 25, 198624.64 ft
17June 7, 201324.62 ft
18May 28, 198524.62 ft
19September 8, 199024.60 ft
20June 2, 202324.50 ft
21July 6, 201124.45 ft
22May 23, 201824.40 ft
23July 23, 198424.31 ft
24June 18, 198824.28 ft
25June 21, 198224.19 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 27, 2025: 22.62 ft
  • August 5, 2024: 22.81 ft
  • June 2, 2023: 24.50 ft
  • May 23, 2022: 24.11 ft
  • April 27, 2021: 21.56 ft
  • April 24, 2020: 27.51 ft
  • August 19, 2019: 25.27 ft
  • May 23, 2018: 24.40 ft
  • May 12, 2017: 22.12 ft
  • July 24, 2016: 25.17 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.