Rivers in Alaska

Trail River near Lawing

Kenai Peninsula County, AlaskaNWS MPTA2Anchorage office

Below flood stage
4.80ftStage

Observed Sat, Sep 19, 4:50 PM UTC

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Forecast crest
5.71 ftTue, Sep 22, 6:00 AM UTC
Record crest
12.50 ft1995

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood11.50 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action8.50 ft
  1. 12.50 ftThis is the estimated level during the September 1995 flood event. Water was inundating parking lots and several roads around Moose Pass.
  2. 11.50 ftHigh water from the lake starts to encroach some structures at Moose Pass.
  3. 10.00 ftWater may begin to inundate nearby railroad tracks.
  4. 9.50 ftWater against the stringers on the Trail River Railroad Bridge. (Stringers are the structures on which the railroad ties sit.) -Oct 2020

Crest history

70 crests on NOAA’s list since 1948.

#DateStage
1September 21, 199512.50 ft
2September 18, 196711.93 ft
3January 6, 199911.50 ft
4October 24, 200211.09 ft
5September 22, 197610.73 ft
6September 16, 196610.62 ft
7October 7, 196910.59 ft
8August 11, 197710.25 ft
9June 28, 195310.16 ft
10September 13, 197810.10 ft
11September 23, 201210.10 ft
12August 29, 20019.90 ft
13September 7, 20119.80 ft
14August 27, 19899.80 ft
15October 7, 20039.70 ft
16October 3, 20209.70 ft
17October 12, 19869.70 ft
18August 22, 19819.44 ft
19July 14, 19719.30 ft
20June 22, 19589.22 ft
21June 16, 19699.20 ft
22August 14, 19649.19 ft
23July 13, 19809.06 ft
24October 2, 19848.96 ft
25July 11, 19758.96 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 26, 2021: 7.20 ft
  • October 3, 2020: 9.70 ft
  • June 26, 2020: 7.20 ft
  • June 19, 2018: 8.40 ft
  • September 1, 2017: 7.70 ft
  • June 26, 2016: 8.00 ft
  • June 30, 2015: 7.70 ft
  • August 13, 2014: 7.90 ft
  • June 19, 2013: 8.20 ft
  • September 23, 2012: 10.10 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. Gage data do not meet the quality standards of USGS gages. Stage data may not be available during winter months. Stage measured manually and reported by river observer. No automated gauge on-site.

Sources

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