Rivers in Alaska

Taiya River near Skagway

Skagway, AlaskaNWS TYAA2USGS 15056210Juneau office

Below flood stage
12.96ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 8:00 PM UTC

Flood stage
16.50 ft
Forecast crest
12.90 ftTue, Sep 29, 6:00 PM UTC
Record crest
20.11 ft2022

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood16.50 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 20.00 ftPossible voluntary evacuations of the area with flooding of homes. Significant flooding over Dyea Road from the bridge towards McDermott Road and over the Dyea Flats Road. There will be damage to the Dyea Historic Townsite from bank erosion and to the NPS Campground from flooding.
  2. 19.00 ftDyea Flats Road will flood to depths of a half foot to 1 foot. The Dyea Road from the bridge to McDermott Road will flood to depths greater than 0.5 feet and some homes will be surrounded by flood waters greater than 2 feet. The National Park Service Dyea Campground will remain closed from significant flooding.
  3. 18.50 ftFlood waters will continue to inundate Dyea Road from the bridge towards McDermott Road with some homes along Dyea Road surrounded by 1 to 2 feet of water. The National Park Service Dyea Campground will remain closed from flooding.
  4. 18.00 ftThe National Park Service will close the Dyea Campground due to flooding as it becomes impassable. Flood waters will begin to inundate Dyea Road along with residents' yards from the bridge towards McDermott Road.
  5. 17.50 ftThe National Park Service may close the Chilkoot Trail due to flooding impacts associated with high water along the lower portions of the trail.
  6. 17.00 ftThe National Park Service advises against boating and other recreational water-based activities on the Taiya River. Trail orientation and navigation begins to become difficult and may hinder route-finding for several hundred feet. Water will be knee deep or higher in places along the lower portions of the trail.
  7. 16.50 ftPortions of the first few miles of the Chilkoot Trail will begin to inundate with water to ankle depth.
  8. 16.00 ftPortions of the Chilkoot Trail begins to inundate with water.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding10%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major flooding-99900%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 1, 2026.

Crest history

60 crests on NOAA’s list since 1971.

#DateStage
1October 13, 202220.11 ft
2July 23, 200219.86 ft
3August 13, 202119.64 ft
4October 1, 202219.38 ft
5September 8, 201318.98 ft
6August 15, 200318.91 ft
7September 26, 202218.84 ft
8September 27, 197618.43 ft
9September 13, 197518.35 ft
10August 9, 201818.15 ft
11September 30, 201517.93 ft
12August 12, 201417.92 ft
13October 8, 202317.78 ft
14September 7, 201717.78 ft
15August 17, 200917.69 ft
16September 12, 197717.67 ft
17September 21, 201917.64 ft
18August 15, 201617.62 ft
19September 27, 201717.59 ft
20August 17, 202217.58 ft
21August 6, 197217.56 ft
22July 28, 201617.53 ft
23August 2, 197117.50 ft
24July 7, 201417.47 ft
25July 16, 200717.44 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 22, 2025: 15.76 ft
  • July 23, 2024: 16.91 ft
  • July 15, 2024: 16.53 ft
  • October 8, 2023: 17.78 ft
  • August 12, 2023: 16.90 ft
  • October 13, 2022: 20.11 ft
  • October 9, 2022: 16.61 ft
  • October 1, 2022: 19.38 ft
  • September 29, 2022: 16.62 ft
  • September 26, 2022: 18.84 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 during winter months.

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.