Anchor River near Anchor Point, AK
River level and flood forecast · Kenai Peninsula County
The river is 6.1 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to fall to 1.4 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 6 AM.
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The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:31 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (December 3, 1978) | 10.86 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14.4 ftEdge of Sterling Highway adjacent to bridge where gauge is located.
- 11.9 ftTop of rip-rap at Sterling Highway bridge. (APTA2)
- 8.5 ftEdge of Sterling Highway 0.4 miles west of the bridge. (APTA2)
- 8 ftTop of rip-rap adjacent to Sterling Highway approx. 0.4 miles west (downstream) of the Sterling Highway bridge (APTA2). Approximated minor flood stage.
- 7 ftAction Stage.
Highest crests on record
- 10.86 ft — December 3, 1978
- 9.1 ft — November 23, 2002
- 8.45 ft — October 22, 1980
- 8.29 ft — January 12, 1984
- 7.42 ft — November 29, 1983
Recent crests: 7.02 ft (December 10, 2019) · 4.49 ft (October 13, 2018) · 3.83 ft (September 28, 2018) · 4.73 ft (December 3, 2017) · 3.52 ft (November 2, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- East Fork Martin River at Mouth near Homer, AK
- Battle Creek 1.0 mile above Mouth near Homer, AK
- Bradley River near Tidewater near Homer, AK
- Middle Fork below North Fork Bradley River near Homer, AK
- Bradley River below Dam nr Homer, AK
- Middle Fork Bradley River near Homer, AK
- Upper Nuka River near Park Boundary near Homer, AK
- Kasilof River near Kasilof, AK
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (APTA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.