Taiya River near Skagway, AK
River level and flood forecast · Skagway County
The river is 4.4 ft below flood stage (16.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 12.1 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 6 AM.
Flow: 685 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:17 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16.5 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (October 13, 2022) | 20.11 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftPossible voluntary evacuations of the area with flooding of homes. Significant flooding over Dyea Road from the bridge towards McDermott Road and over the Dyea Flats Road. There will be damage to the Dyea Historic Townsite from bank erosion and to the NPS Campground from flooding.
- 19 ftDyea Flats Road will flood to depths of a half foot to 1 foot. The Dyea Road from the bridge to McDermott Road will flood to depths greater than 0.5 feet and some homes will be surrounded by flood waters greater than 2 feet. The National Park Service Dyea Campground will remain closed from significant flooding.
- 18.5 ftFlood waters will continue to inundate Dyea Road from the bridge towards McDermott Road with some homes along Dyea Road surrounded by 1 to 2 feet of water. The National Park Service Dyea Campground will remain closed from flooding.
- 18 ftThe National Park Service will close the Dyea Campground due to flooding as it becomes impassable. Flood waters will begin to inundate Dyea Road along with residents' yards from the bridge towards McDermott Road.
- 17.5 ftThe National Park Service may close the Chilkoot Trail due to flooding impacts associated with high water along the lower portions of the trail.
- 17 ftThe National Park Service advises against boating and other recreational water-based activities on the Taiya River. Trail orientation and navigation begins to become difficult and may hinder route-finding for several hundred feet. Water will be knee deep or higher in places along the lower portions of the trail.
- 16.5 ftPortions of the first few miles of the Chilkoot Trail will begin to inundate with water to ankle depth.
- 16 ftPortions of the Chilkoot Trail begins to inundate with water.
Highest crests on record
- 20.11 ft — October 13, 2022
- 19.86 ft — July 23, 2002
- 19.64 ft — August 13, 2021
- 19.38 ft — October 1, 2022
- 18.98 ft — September 8, 2013
Recent crests: 15.76 ft (June 22, 2025) · 16.91 ft (July 23, 2024) · 16.53 ft (July 15, 2024) · 17.78 ft (October 8, 2023) · 16.9 ft (August 12, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TYAA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.