Rivers in Alaska

Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers

Fairbanks-North Star County, AlaskaNWS CRHA2USGS 15493400Fairbanks office

Below flood stage
14.35ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 9:00 PM UTC

Flood stage
17.20 ft
Forecast crest
14.33 ftWed, Sep 23, 12:00 AM UTC
Record crest
20.17 ft2020

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood17.20 ft
Action15.20 ft

Crest history

35 crests on NOAA’s list since 1989.

#DateStage
1April 23, 202020.17 ft
2June 26, 198919.19 ft
3July 29, 200319.07 ft
4June 4, 199219.01 ft
5June 21, 201418.92 ft
6June 28, 199518.85 ft
7June 27, 199418.79 ft
8August 15, 200017.99 ft
9August 18, 200217.93 ft
10August 2, 201617.66 ft
11August 28, 201517.50 ft
12May 13, 202017.09 ft
13May 3, 200916.60 ft
14July 31, 200816.59 ft
15August 18, 201916.52 ft
16June 1, 202315.97 ft
17May 26, 201215.96 ft
18July 5, 201115.95 ft
19June 6, 201315.81 ft
20May 22, 201815.59 ft
21May 8, 200415.44 ft
22May 22, 202215.41 ft
23June 8, 200715.16 ft
24August 26, 202514.96 ft
25August 4, 202414.78 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 26, 2025: 14.96 ft
  • August 4, 2024: 14.78 ft
  • June 1, 2023: 15.97 ft
  • May 22, 2022: 15.41 ft
  • May 10, 2021: 13.43 ft
  • April 27, 2021: 14.25 ft
  • May 13, 2020: 17.09 ft
  • April 23, 2020: 20.17 ft
  • August 18, 2019: 16.52 ft
  • May 22, 2018: 15.59 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.