Leask Creek at Shelter Cove near Ketchikan, AK

River level and flood forecast · Ketchikan Gateway County

Normal20.9 ftas of Tue 2:30 AM

Flow: 29 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 24.19 ft — November 29, 2020
  2. 24.13 ft — May 28, 2025
  3. 24.01 ft — January 10, 2022
  4. 23.86 ft — November 20, 2023
  5. 23.6 ft — October 16, 2019

Recent crests: 24.13 ft (May 28, 2025) · 23.86 ft (November 20, 2023) · 23.32 ft (November 24, 2022) · 24.01 ft (January 10, 2022) · 24.19 ft (November 29, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LSCA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.