Eklutna Lake near Palmer, AK
River level and flood forecast · Anchorage County
Normal850.4 ftas of Tue 3 AM
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Action stage | 871 ft |
| Record crest (September 25, 1995) | 877.68 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 871 ftWater begins to flow over the dam spillway and into the Eklutna River
Highest crests on record
- 877.68 ft — September 25, 1995
- 875.53 ft — September 10, 1997
- 874.99 ft — September 12, 2013
- 874.51 ft — September 27, 2012
- 871.23 ft — October 1, 2013
Recent crests: 865.5 ft (September 14, 2021) · 869.5 ft (October 10, 2020) · 871.02 ft (September 21, 2019) · 860.85 ft (September 25, 2018) · 865.61 ft (October 9, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EKLA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.