Rivers in Alaska

Kobuk River near Kiana

Northwest Arctic County, AlaskaNWS KIAA2USGS 15744500Fairbanks office

Below flood stage
50.85ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 9:15 AM UTC

Flood stage
60.10 ft
Forecast crest
50.46 ftTue, Sep 22, 12:00 PM UTC
Record crest
69.17 ft2023

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood60.10 ft

Crest history

47 crests on NOAA’s list since 1977.

#DateStage
1May 24, 202369.17 ft
2June 1, 198964.26 ft
3May 23, 201163.66 ft
4May 24, 199963.05 ft
5June 4, 199262.94 ft
6May 27, 201162.11 ft
7May 17, 199161.81 ft
8June 5, 200161.40 ft
9May 22, 199061.36 ft
10May 12, 199560.81 ft
11May 20, 199660.76 ft
12May 26, 201260.69 ft
13June 3, 198960.57 ft
14May 22, 200260.39 ft
15May 22, 199360.30 ft
16May 22, 199460.26 ft
17June 5, 200060.24 ft
18May 24, 202260.18 ft
19June 5, 198560.12 ft
20September 7, 198659.57 ft
21June 7, 198259.46 ft
22May 19, 201759.14 ft
23September 4, 202558.40 ft
24August 3, 202157.77 ft
25May 26, 200957.63 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 4, 2025: 58.40 ft
  • August 24, 2024: 57.25 ft
  • September 7, 2023: 55.26 ft
  • May 24, 2023: 69.17 ft
  • May 25, 2022: 57.26 ft
  • May 24, 2022: 60.18 ft
  • August 3, 2021: 57.77 ft
  • May 26, 2020: 54.16 ft
  • May 30, 2019: 57.15 ft
  • June 8, 2018: 55.28 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. Flood stage levels are based on recurrence intervals and may not be representative of local impacts.

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.