Niukluk River above Melsing Creek at Council, AK
River level and flood forecast · Nome County
Normal8.9 ftas of Sat 7:45 PM
Flow: 2,100 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Flow against normal, the last 60 days
Each day's average flow from USGS. The shaded band is the middle half of past years on the same date; the dashed line is their median.
Highest crests on record
- 15.25 ft — June 10, 2024
- 14.91 ft — May 27, 2023
- 14.44 ft — June 1, 2019
- 14.1 ft — June 6, 2018
- 13.3 ft — May 10, 2020
Recent crests: 13.14 ft (September 1, 2025) · 15.25 ft (June 10, 2024) · 14.91 ft (May 27, 2023) · 13.11 ft (May 26, 2021) · 13.3 ft (May 10, 2020)
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NRCA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.