Talkeetna River near Talkeetna, AK
River level and flood forecast · Matanuska-Susitna County
The river is 7.9 ft below flood stage (12.5 ft).
Forecast to fall to 4.2 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 6 AM.
Flow: 4,100 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Action stage | 10.5 ft |
| Record crest (October 11, 1986) | 17.38 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15.3 ftApproximate 4% of flood according to FEMA's modeled Flood Insurance Study
- 14 ftWater can flow into Beaver Road and F Street in NE Talkeetna.
- 13.5 ftApproximate 10% annual chance of flooding according to FEMA's modeled Flood Insurance Study
- 10 ftHigh water during the summer floods of 2003; water flowed into the low lying areas near the end of the dike at the mouth of the Talkeetna River.
Highest crests on record
- 17.38 ft — October 11, 1986
- 17.16 ft — September 21, 2012
- 16.35 ft — August 10, 1971
- 15.75 ft — July 20, 1967
- 15.38 ft — August 19, 2006
Recent crests: 8.79 ft (May 31, 2020) · 7.72 ft (July 24, 2019) · 10.3 ft (August 6, 2018) · 9.89 ft (July 9, 2017) · 8.6 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 (TRTA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.