Rivers in Alaska

Sanctuary River at Denali Park Road at Denali Park

Denali, AlaskaNWS SRDA2Fairbanks office

Below flood stage
6.01ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 5:56 PM UTC

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Record crest
11.98 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftMinor flood stage--water levels are nearing terrace level in NPS campground
  2. 8.00 ftAction stage. Approximate bankfull level. Helpful for recreational river users to know that gravel bars will be inundated and river crossing difficult.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 2015.

#DateStage
1August 29, 202511.98 ft
2August 30, 20238.88 ft
3July 2, 20158.47 ft
4August 19, 20248.41 ft
5June 19, 20188.33 ft
6September 13, 20168.32 ft
7June 24, 20268.14 ft
8July 19, 20228.13 ft
9July 8, 20207.87 ft
10August 5, 20197.85 ft
11June 11, 20177.78 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 24, 2026: 8.14 ft
  • August 29, 2025: 11.98 ft
  • August 19, 2024: 8.41 ft
  • August 30, 2023: 8.88 ft
  • July 19, 2022: 8.13 ft
  • July 8, 2020: 7.87 ft
  • August 5, 2019: 7.85 ft
  • June 19, 2018: 8.33 ft
  • June 11, 2017: 7.78 ft
  • September 13, 2016: 8.32 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. 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.