Rivers in Alaska
Kuskokwim River at McGrath
Below flood stage
16.96ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 PM UTC
- Flood stage
- 21.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 17.03 ftTue, Sep 22, 6:00 PM UTC
- Record crest
- 26.50 ft1972
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 27.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 23.50 ft |
| Minor flood | 21.00 ft |
| Action | 19.50 ft |
- 27.00 ftMajor flood stage
- 23.50 ftModerate flood stage
- 22.00 ftSouth end of runway 16/34 floods.
- 21.00 ftMinor flood stage.
- 20.00 ftDNR Road near the softball field floods.
- 19.50 ftAction stage.
- 17.50 ftRoad to Sand Island near end of runway 16/34 is inundated.
Crest history
53 crests on NOAA’s list since 1963.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 18, 1972 | 26.50 ft |
| 2 | June 2, 1964 | 26.02 ft |
| 3 | May 9, 1976 | 25.70 ft |
| 4 | August 28, 1963 | 24.60 ft |
| 5 | May 14, 2002 | 24.55 ft |
| 6 | May 6, 1991 | 23.76 ft |
| 7 | May 12, 1975 | 23.23 ft |
| 8 | August 22, 1967 | 22.83 ft |
| 9 | May 2, 1990 | 22.82 ft |
| 10 | June 2, 1985 | 22.74 ft |
| 11 | May 14, 1999 | 22.21 ft |
| 12 | May 11, 1996 | 22.10 ft |
| 13 | May 14, 1968 | 22.04 ft |
| 14 | May 24, 1971 | 21.40 ft |
| 15 | May 22, 1972 | 21.40 ft |
| 16 | May 12, 1966 | 20.90 ft |
| 17 | May 14, 2023 | 20.65 ft |
| 18 | May 15, 1968 | 19.85 ft |
| 19 | May 6, 2009 | 19.70 ft |
| 20 | May 6, 2000 | 19.69 ft |
| 21 | May 3, 2005 | 19.59 ft |
| 22 | July 30, 2003 | 19.52 ft |
| 23 | May 6, 2011 | 19.51 ft |
| 24 | August 14, 1989 | 19.30 ft |
| 25 | May 10, 1973 | 19.20 ft |
Most recent crests
- April 24, 2025: 18.22 ft
- August 21, 2024: 17.82 ft
- May 1, 2024: 18.22 ft
- May 18, 2023: 18.50 ft
- May 14, 2023: 20.65 ft
- May 4, 2021: 15.90 ft
- July 9, 2016: 16.48 ft
- July 13, 2015: 11.50 ft
- July 3, 2014: 14.91 ft
- May 25, 2013: 16.14 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.