Susitna River at Gold Creek, AK
River level and flood forecast · Matanuska-Susitna County
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 6,240 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Higher than normal for October 23.
Usual for October 23: 3,800 to 5,970 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 73 years).
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Flood stages
| Moderate flood stage | 15.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 15, 1962) | 18.3 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 18.3 ft — June 15, 1962
- 16.58 ft — June 2, 2013
- 16.58 ft — June 7, 1964
- 16.36 ft — August 10, 1971
- 16.27 ft — May 12, 2018
Recent crests: 12.83 ft (June 24, 2020) · 12.65 ft (May 10, 2019) · 16.27 ft (May 12, 2018) · 12.34 ft (May 10, 2017) · 14.23 ft (April 27, 2016)
Highest flow on record
90,700 cubic feet per second — June 7, 1964. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1950.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GCSA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.