Yukon River near Stevens Village, AK

River level and flood forecast · Yukon-Koyukuk County

Normal27.7 ftas of Tue 2:30 AM

The river is 33.3 ft below flood stage (61 ft).

Forecast to rise to 27.9 ft Tue 6 AM, below the 61 ft flood stage.

Flow: 136,000 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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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 stage61 ft
Action stage59 ft
Record crest (June 15, 1964)63 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 63 ft — June 15, 1964
  2. 59.6 ft — June 11, 1992
  3. 58.4 ft — May 7, 1989
  4. 57.7 ft — May 26, 2023
  5. 57.22 ft — June 9, 2013

Recent crests: 50.17 ft (June 2, 2025) · 45.66 ft (May 29, 2024) · 45.97 ft (May 12, 2024) · 57.7 ft (May 26, 2023) · 48.34 ft (June 5, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YRBA2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.