Kenai River at Soldotna, AK
River level and flood forecast · Kenai Peninsula County
The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to hold near 7.0 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 6 AM.
Flow: 4,680 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 11.5 ft |
| Record crest (January 18, 1969) | 22.62 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftStarts to inundate roads in the Big Eddy Area.
Highest crests on record
- 22.62 ft — January 18, 1969
- 20.44 ft — January 28, 2007
- 14.5 ft — September 24, 1995
- 13.45 ft — September 9, 1977
- 13.17 ft — January 23, 2006
Recent crests: 12 ft (September 13, 2023) · 10.67 ft (December 16, 2021) · 9.52 ft (August 9, 2020) · 13.01 ft (January 8, 2020) · 10.59 ft (July 10, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Kasilof River near Kasilof, AK
- Kenai River below Skilak Lake Outlet near Sterling, AK
- Cooper Creek at Mouth near Cooper Landing, AK
- Kenai River at Cooper Landing, AK
- Bradley River near Tidewater near Homer, AK
- Middle Fork below North Fork Bradley River near Homer, AK
- Battle Creek 1.0 mile above Mouth near Homer, AK
- Middle Fork Bradley River near Homer, AK
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SXRA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.