Rivers in Alaska

Sagavanirktok River near Pump Station 3

North Slope County, AlaskaNWS SGRA2USGS 15908000Fairbanks office

Below flood stage
15.80ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:15 AM UTC

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Forecast crest
15.80 ftTue, Sep 22, 12:00 PM UTC
Record crest
26.92 ft2013

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action19.00 ft
  1. 23.00 ftTop of bank at USGS gage (at Ice Cut)

Crest history

58 crests on NOAA’s list since 1983.

#DateStage
1June 2, 201326.92 ft
2June 8, 200025.68 ft
3May 23, 200425.42 ft
4June 9, 200023.00 ft
5May 19, 201222.63 ft
6May 17, 199322.49 ft
7August 16, 200221.94 ft
8July 9, 202321.36 ft
9June 14, 202521.33 ft
10June 1, 198921.20 ft
11June 1, 198321.07 ft
12May 25, 200921.06 ft
13May 21, 201121.06 ft
14May 20, 199820.80 ft
15June 15, 202520.80 ft
16August 27, 199220.67 ft
17June 17, 201320.55 ft
18July 18, 199920.43 ft
19May 24, 199620.20 ft
20May 23, 201020.13 ft
21August 15, 201920.04 ft
22May 20, 199119.80 ft
23May 29, 201519.77 ft
24July 11, 200419.55 ft
25July 7, 200319.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 15, 2025: 20.80 ft
  • June 14, 2025: 21.33 ft
  • June 8, 2024: 19.44 ft
  • July 9, 2023: 21.36 ft
  • August 7, 2022: 17.77 ft
  • June 16, 2021: 18.14 ft
  • August 15, 2019: 20.04 ft
  • September 13, 2018: 19.39 ft
  • July 25, 2017: 18.19 ft
  • June 21, 2016: 18.10 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.