Rivers in Alaska

Resurrection River at Exit Glacier Road near Seward

Kenai Peninsula County, AlaskaNWS RESA2Anchorage office

Below flood stage
11.81ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 AM UTC

Flood stage
17.50 ft
Forecast crest
12.18 ftTue, Sep 22, 6:00 PM UTC
Record crest
19.97 ft2012

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood18.50 ft
Minor flood17.50 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 17.00 ftCreeks draining from the mountains surrounding Seward will be running high and transporting gravel. Creeks affected include (but are not limited to) Bear, Lost, Sometime, Clear, Kwechak, Box Canyon, Sawmill, and Fourth of July Creeks.
  2. 16.00 ftTypically start to see flooding of airport runway 13 at or near this level.

Crest history

24 crests on NOAA’s list since 1995.

#DateStage
1September 19, 201219.97 ft
2October 9, 200619.85 ft
3September 20, 199519.36 ft
4July 29, 200918.76 ft
5October 16, 201818.60 ft
6September 21, 201618.51 ft
7October 23, 200218.50 ft
8October 13, 201818.50 ft
9October 10, 200918.09 ft
10September 8, 201117.99 ft
11September 13, 201417.99 ft
12September 9, 199517.90 ft
13September 10, 201317.21 ft
14September 6, 201716.78 ft
15July 8, 201016.62 ft
16October 1, 200316.32 ft
17September 14, 200216.20 ft
18October 3, 200415.86 ft
19September 15, 200615.67 ft
20September 14, 200815.37 ft
21December 16, 200515.05 ft
22July 7, 201515.03 ft
23November 1, 202115.00 ft
24June 17, 200413.94 ft

Most recent crests

  • November 1, 2021: 15.00 ft
  • October 16, 2018: 18.60 ft
  • October 13, 2018: 18.50 ft
  • September 6, 2017: 16.78 ft
  • September 21, 2016: 18.51 ft
  • July 7, 2015: 15.03 ft
  • September 13, 2014: 17.99 ft
  • September 10, 2013: 17.21 ft
  • September 19, 2012: 19.97 ft
  • September 8, 2011: 17.99 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. Gage data do not meet the quality standards of USGS gages. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.