Little Susitna River near Palmer, AK
River level and flood forecast · Matanuska-Susitna County
The river is 3.8 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.5 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 6 AM.
Flow: 189 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 | 8.7 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7.8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 2006) | 9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 6.5 ftSee Impact Statements under LSOA2 which is wireweight gage on bridge co-located with LSUA2.Note that values from the two gages differ by 2.0 to 2.5 ft.
Highest crests on record
- 9 ft — August 19, 2006
- 8.92 ft — September 15, 1980
- 8.31 ft — July 25, 1982
- 8.26 ft — September 21, 2012
- 8.17 ft — August 25, 1984
Recent crests: 5.38 ft (July 8, 2020) · 4.47 ft (June 8, 2019) · 6.67 ft (August 6, 2018) · 4.25 ft (June 9, 2017) · 6.44 ft (September 13, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LSUA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.