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Skagway River at Skagway River Bridge Stage (ft)Observed: 18.66 ft at 7:08AM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.61 ft at 8:08AM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.53 ft at 9:08AM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.51 ft at 10:08AM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.54 ft at 11:08AM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.58 ft at 12:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.61 ft at 1:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.5 ft at 2:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.61 ft at 3:21PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.71 ft at 4:10PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.38 ft at 5:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.45 ft at 6:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.34 ft at 7:09PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.6 ft at 8:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.63 ft at 9:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.57 ft at 10:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.71 ft at 11:08PM May 11, 2024Observed: 18.59 ft at 12:08AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.69 ft at 2:08AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.49 ft at 3:10AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.55 ft at 5:08AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.65 ft at 6:14AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.43 ft at 7:22AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.55 ft at 8:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.57 ft at 9:08AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.4 ft at 10:09AM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.37 ft at 2:08PM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.38 ft at 6:08PM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 7:08PM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.53 ft at 8:08PM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.32 ft at 9:08PM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.48 ft at 10:08PM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.31 ft at 11:09PM May 12, 2024Observed: 18.5 ft at 12:09AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.5 ft at 12:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.43 ft at 1:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.43 ft at 2:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.53 ft at 3:09AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.33 ft at 4:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.31 ft at 5:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.41 ft at 6:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.45 ft at 7:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.47 ft at 8:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.43 ft at 9:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.34 ft at 10:08AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.39 ft at 11:14AM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.39 ft at 12:08PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.3 ft at 2:14PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.28 ft at 3:08PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.34 ft at 4:08PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.3 ft at 6:08PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.36 ft at 7:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.42 ft at 8:08PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.43 ft at 9:08PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.36 ft at 10:09PM May 13, 2024Observed: 18.38 ft at 12:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.3 ft at 1:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.17 ft at 2:09AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.32 ft at 3:22AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.14 ft at 4:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 5:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 6:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.32 ft at 7:09AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.2 ft at 8:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.13 ft at 9:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.32 ft at 10:08AM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.09 ft at 12:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.16 ft at 1:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.16 ft at 2:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.25 ft at 3:09PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.11 ft at 4:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.06 ft at 5:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.05 ft at 6:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 17.83 ft at 7:09PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.24 ft at 9:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.13 ft at 11:08PM May 14, 2024Observed: 18.33 ft at 12:08AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.16 ft at 1:09AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.3 ft at 2:16AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.25 ft at 3:16AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.34 ft at 4:08AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.27 ft at 5:08AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.27 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 8:14AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.15 ft at 9:08AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.25 ft at 10:14AM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.08 ft at 11:09AM May 15, 2024Observed: 17.98 ft at 12:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.17 ft at 1:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.23 ft at 2:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.15 ft at 3:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.15 ft at 4:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.06 ft at 5:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.12 ft at 6:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.17 ft at 7:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.27 ft at 8:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.38 ft at 9:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.33 ft at 10:08PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.19 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 18.51 ft at 12:14AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.63 ft at 1:08AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.5 ft at 2:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.46 ft at 3:09AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.49 ft at 4:08AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.47 ft at 5:09AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.44 ft at 6:08AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 7:08AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.4 ft at 8:08AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.4 ft at 9:08AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.23 ft at 11:14AM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.25 ft at 12:08PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 2:14PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.18 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.13 ft at 5:09PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.5 ft at 8:08PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.61 ft at 9:09PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.55 ft at 10:09PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.65 ft at 11:09PM May 16, 2024Observed: 18.74 ft at 1:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.67 ft at 2:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.72 ft at 3:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.72 ft at 4:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.77 ft at 6:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.51 ft at 7:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.73 ft at 8:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.58 ft at 9:09AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.52 ft at 10:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.59 ft at 11:08AM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.45 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.61 ft at 1:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.56 ft at 2:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.59 ft at 4:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.58 ft at 5:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.57 ft at 6:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.48 ft at 7:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.63 ft at 8:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.69 ft at 9:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.8 ft at 10:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.81 ft at 11:08PM May 17, 2024Observed: 18.84 ft at 12:08AM May 18, 2024Observed: 18.84 ft at 1:14AM May 18, 2024Observed: 18.65 ft at 2:09AM May 18, 2024Highest Observation: 18.88 ft at 3:22AM May 18, 2024Observed: 18.82 ft at 4:08AM May 18, 2024Observed: 18.78 ft at 5:08AM May 18, 2024Observed: 18.83 ft at 6:09AM May 18, 2024Highest Forecast: 18.44 ft 10:00AM May 18, 2024Forecast: 18.37 ft 4:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 18.3 ft 10:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 18.26 ft 4:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 18.21 ft 10:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 18.15 ft 4:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 18.23 ft 10:00PM May 19, 2024SKGA2(plotting HGIRV) Graph Created (6:33AM May 18, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 1:02PM May 17)Latest observed value: 18.83 ft at 6:09 AM AKDT 18-May-2024. Flood Stage is 26.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Skagway River at Skagway River Bridge 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: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 28
Flood Stage: 26.5
Action Stage: 25.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 26.75 ft on 10/01/2022
(2) 25.80 ft on 01/15/2018 (P)
(3) 25.60 ft on 11/23/2005 (P)
(4) 25.60 ft on 07/04/2014 (P)
(5) 25.52 ft on 09/08/2013 (P)
(6) 25.35 ft on 06/25/2012 (P)
(7) 25.24 ft on 09/01/2006 (P)
(8) 25.10 ft on 10/20/1998 (P)
(9) 24.81 ft on 09/27/2017 (P)
(10) 24.76 ft on 12/02/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.69 ft on 10/09/2023 (P)
(2) 26.75 ft on 10/01/2022
(3) 24.72 ft on 08/13/2021 (P)
(4) 24.76 ft on 12/02/2020 (P)
(5) 24.58 ft on 09/21/2019 (P)
(6) 25.80 ft on 01/15/2018 (P)
(7) 24.81 ft on 09/27/2017 (P)
(8) 24.76 ft on 09/13/2016 (P)
(9) 24.63 ft on 10/01/2015 (P)
(10) 25.60 ft on 07/04/2014 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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25.5 At this stage water will inundate the parking lot along the right bank of the Skagway River near the ball field.
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(1) Downstream view stage 23.53ft
(2) Upstream view stage 23.53ft
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(4) Pedestrian Bridge and flood impact
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Latitude: 59.468333° N, Longitude: 135.302222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 26.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(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 25.5 ft 52 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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