Snow River near Seward, AK
River level and flood forecast · Kenai Peninsula County
The river is 9.3 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Forecast to fall to 6.4 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 6 AM.
Flow: 805 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.
Get flood alerts for this river
An email when the National Weather Service forecasts Snow River near Seward to flood, when it floods, and when it's over.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (August 24, 2019) | 14.57 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16.5 ftHouses along Primrose Road will begin to flood.
- 16 ftLow spot at mile 15.1 on Seward Highway will begin to flood.
- 14.2 ftGarages along Primrose Road will begin to flood.
- 13 ftThe end of Primrose Road will be impassable to small vehicles. This will impact access to residences as well as the campground.
- 12.5 ftFloods gravel area just downstream from railroad bridge.Water starts to flow over Primrose Road. Low spots on this road (near the boat ramp) are approximatly 1 ft lower than the adjacent lake bank.Water up to the railroad tracks in several places between railroad mileposts 14.5 and 18.0. -Oct 2020
- 12 ftThis stage corresponds well to the action stage for the downstream site COOA2, Kenai River at Cooper Landing. The Kenai River at Cooper Landing will often exceed action levels when the stage on the Snow River exceeds 12.0 ft.
Highest crests on record
- 14.57 ft — August 24, 2019
- 14.39 ft — September 23, 2017
- 14.3 ft — October 13, 2013
- 14.2 ft — September 3, 2015
- 13.59 ft — November 3, 2011
Recent crests: 13.1 ft (November 4, 2020) · 12.63 ft (October 2, 2020) · 10.35 ft (December 9, 2019) · 14.57 ft (August 24, 2019) · 12.17 ft (October 16, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamKenai River at Cooper Landing, AK
- Grouse Creek at Grouse Lake Outlet near Seward, AK
- Lowell Creek at Seward, AK
- Wolverine Creek near Lawing, AK
- Cooper Creek at Mouth near Cooper Landing, AK
- Sixmile Creek near Hope, AK
- Kenai River below Skilak Lake Outlet near Sterling, AK
- Glacier Creek at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood, AK
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SNOA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.