Yukon River at Eagle, AK

River level and flood forecast · Southeast Fairbanks County

Normal10.6 ftas of Tue 3 AM

The river is 23.4 ft below flood stage (34 ft).

Forecast to fall to 10.3 ft by Wed, Oct 14, 6 AM.

Flow: 84,000 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

010203040WedThuFriSatSunMonTueWedAction 31 ftFlood 34 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Oct 11, 10:12 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Flood stage34 ft
Action stage31 ft
Record crest (May 6, 2009)55.71 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 34 ftWater over the road between Eagle and Eagle Village. Water in the yards of some homes.

Highest crests on record

  1. 55.71 ft — May 6, 2009
  2. 43.89 ft — May 17, 2013
  3. 43.47 ft — May 13, 2023
  4. 37.15 ft — April 27, 2016
  5. 35.94 ft — May 1, 1962

Recent crests: 21.04 ft (June 26, 2025) · 18.11 ft (May 31, 2024) · 43.47 ft (May 13, 2023) · 30.41 ft (June 13, 2022) · 24.35 ft (June 9, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YEAA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.