Kuparuk River near Deadhorse, AK
River level and flood forecast · North Slope County
The river is 5.5 ft below flood stage (35.5 ft).
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
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Flood stages
| Moderate flood stage | 37 ft |
| Flood stage | 35.5 ft |
| Action stage | 34 ft |
| Record crest (June 4, 2013) | 38.26 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35.5 ftIce jams during breakup can cause flooding on the approach to the Kuparuk Bridge when the stage reaches 35.5 ft. When the channel is ice free, stages may exceed 35.5 ft without causing the approach to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 38.26 ft — June 4, 2013
- 38 ft — June 6, 2021
- 37.92 ft — June 2, 2022
- 37.89 ft — May 24, 2019
- 37.88 ft — June 17, 2025
Recent crests: 37.88 ft (June 17, 2025) · 35.41 ft (June 11, 2024) · 35.63 ft (June 10, 2024) · 33.59 ft (July 10, 2023) · 37.92 ft (June 2, 2022)
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KUPA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.