Rivers in Alaska

Slate Creek at Coldfoot

Yukon-Koyukuk County, AlaskaNWS SLAA2USGS 15564879Fairbanks office

Below flood stage
15.16ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:15 AM UTC

Flood stage
18.70 ft
Forecast crest
15.15 ftTue, Sep 22, 6:00 AM UTC
Record crest
20.86 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood20.20 ft
Minor flood18.70 ft
Action17.50 ft
  1. 22.40 ftLow steel on bridge
  2. 20.00 ftModerate flood stage
  3. 19.00 ftMinor flood stage
  4. 18.00 ftAction stage

Crest history

49 crests on NOAA’s list since 1981.

#DateStage
1August 26, 202520.86 ft
2June 1, 198920.17 ft
3August 4, 198419.82 ft
4September 3, 199319.76 ft
5May 26, 199819.73 ft
6August 27, 199419.60 ft
7August 18, 202419.52 ft
8July 14, 201419.47 ft
9May 8, 201719.37 ft
10May 28, 201319.30 ft
11May 7, 200019.20 ft
12August 1, 202118.85 ft
13June 10, 202318.68 ft
14July 26, 200318.52 ft
15August 26, 199218.38 ft
16August 14, 200118.01 ft
17May 23, 201917.96 ft
18May 12, 201817.94 ft
19July 2, 198517.86 ft
20September 14, 201717.82 ft
21May 24, 202017.72 ft
22May 16, 200517.64 ft
23July 1, 198217.60 ft
24May 26, 200217.54 ft
25May 20, 199017.38 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 26, 2025: 20.86 ft
  • August 18, 2024: 19.52 ft
  • June 10, 2023: 18.68 ft
  • September 18, 2022: 16.15 ft
  • August 1, 2021: 18.85 ft
  • May 24, 2020: 17.72 ft
  • May 23, 2019: 17.96 ft
  • May 27, 2018: 16.43 ft
  • May 12, 2018: 17.94 ft
  • September 14, 2017: 17.82 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.