Rivers in Alaska
Chena River at Fairbanks
Below flood stage
8.39ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:00 PM UTC
- Flood stage
- 12.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 8.38 ftSun, Sep 20, 6:00 AM UTC
- Record crest
- 18.82 ft1967
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 14.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 12.00 ft |
| Action | 11.00 ft |
- 7.65 ft At 7.65 there is 5 feet of clearance under the Barnette St Bridge Based on measurements 5/25/2018
Crest history
81 crests on NOAA’s list since 1948.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 15, 1967 | 18.82 ft |
| 2 | May 21, 1948 | 14.17 ft |
| 3 | May 3, 1960 | 12.64 ft |
| 4 | June 4, 1964 | 12.03 ft |
| 5 | May 17, 1963 | 11.30 ft |
| 6 | May 28, 1962 | 11.27 ft |
| 7 | May 21, 1959 | 10.98 ft |
| 8 | May 11, 1966 | 10.94 ft |
| 9 | May 11, 1972 | 10.78 ft |
| 10 | May 15, 1975 | 10.63 ft |
| 11 | May 8, 1991 | 10.15 ft |
| 12 | May 27, 1992 | 10.08 ft |
| 13 | July 5, 2014 | 9.94 ft |
| 14 | May 21, 1971 | 9.77 ft |
| 15 | August 11, 1969 | 9.75 ft |
| 16 | July 30, 2003 | 9.58 ft |
| 17 | May 4, 1979 | 9.50 ft |
| 18 | August 2, 2016 | 9.48 ft |
| 19 | August 14, 1961 | 9.28 ft |
| 20 | June 15, 1955 | 9.18 ft |
| 21 | May 23, 1957 | 9.12 ft |
| 22 | May 4, 2009 | 9.12 ft |
| 23 | May 12, 2020 | 9.12 ft |
| 24 | May 23, 1949 | 9.03 ft |
| 25 | June 28, 1994 | 8.85 ft |
Most recent crests
- August 27, 2025: 6.90 ft
- August 5, 2024: 6.63 ft
- June 2, 2023: 7.44 ft
- May 9, 2022: 8.15 ft
- May 8, 2021: 5.54 ft
- May 2, 2021: 8.17 ft
- May 12, 2020: 9.12 ft
- August 20, 2019: 8.73 ft
- May 23, 2018: 7.90 ft
- May 12, 2017: 5.99 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.