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Indian River at Sitka Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 20.8 ft at 11:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 12:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 1:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 2:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 3:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 4:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 5:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 6:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 7:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 8:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 9:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 10:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 11:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 12:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 1:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 2:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 3:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 4:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 5:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 6:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 7:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 8:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 9:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 10:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 11:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 12:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 1:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 2:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 3:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 4:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 5:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 6:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 7:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 8:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 9:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 10:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 11:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 12:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 1:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 2:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 3:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 4:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.78 ft at 5:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 6:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.79 ft at 7:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 8:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 9:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 10:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 11:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 12:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 1:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.82 ft at 2:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 3:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.82 ft at 4:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 5:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 6:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 7:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 8:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 9:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 10:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 12:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 1:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 2:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 3:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.8 ft at 4:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.82 ft at 5:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.81 ft at 6:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.82 ft at 7:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.82 ft at 8:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 9:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 10:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 11:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 12:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 1:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 2:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 3:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 4:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 5:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 6:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 7:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 8:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 9:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 10:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 11:00AM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 1:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 2:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 3:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 4:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 5:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 6:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 7:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 8:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 9:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 10:00PM Apr 19, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 11:00PM Apr 19, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 12:00AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 1:00AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 2:00AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 3:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 4:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 5:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 6:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 7:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 8:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 9:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 10:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 11:00AM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 12:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 1:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 2:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 3:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 4:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 5:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 6:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 7:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 8:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 9:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 10:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 11:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 12:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 1:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 2:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 3:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 4:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 5:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 6:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 7:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 8:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 9:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 10:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 11:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.84 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.85 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2024Highest Observation: 20.9 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.89 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.88 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 6:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.86 ft at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 20.87 ft at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2024Highest Forecast: 20.85 ft 11:00PM Apr 22, 2024Highest Forecast: 20.85 ft 12:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.84 ft 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.84 ft 2:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.84 ft 3:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.84 ft 4:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.84 ft 5:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.83 ft 6:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.83 ft 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.83 ft 8:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.83 ft 9:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.83 ft 10:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 11:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 12:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 1:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 2:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 3:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 4:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 5:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 6:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 7:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 8:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 9:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 10:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 11:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 12:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 1:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 2:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 3:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 4:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 5:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 6:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.82 ft 7:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 8:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 9:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 10:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 11:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 12:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 1:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.81 ft 2:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 3:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 4:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 5:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 6:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 7:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 8:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 9:00PM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 10:00PM Apr 24, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesIRVA2(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (10:17PM Apr 22, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:00AM Apr 22)Latest observed value: 20.87 ft at 9:00 PM AKDT 22-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 25.5 ft
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NOTE: Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Indian River at Sitka are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 25.5
Action Stage: 24.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 26.84 ft on 10/19/1998
(2) 26.84 ft on 08/18/2015
(3) 26.53 ft on 10/26/2020
(4) 26.46 ft on 08/12/2002
(5) 26.32 ft on 11/21/2013
(6) 26.31 ft on 09/07/2014
(7) 26.08 ft on 10/11/2000
(8) 25.93 ft on 08/13/2021
(9) 25.93 ft on 10/16/2002
(10) 25.82 ft on 09/04/2000
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 25.93 ft on 08/13/2021
(2) 25.61 ft on 01/21/2021
(3) 25.58 ft on 11/01/2020
(4) 26.53 ft on 10/26/2020
(5) 24.96 ft on 08/09/2020
(6) 25.79 ft on 09/20/2019
(7) 25.05 ft on 10/27/2017
(8) 25.36 ft on 09/26/2017
(9) 24.70 ft on 09/15/2016
(10) 26.84 ft on 08/18/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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25.5 Water will begin to flood the National Park Service's bridge near Sawmill Creek road along with the trail system in the park near the river. Other places in the Sitka area will also begin to see minor flooding issues.
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(1) minor flooding along Indian River near Sawmill Creek Road bridge
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Latitude: 57.053333° N, Longitude: 135.314444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 25.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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