Copper River
River in Alaska, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 24,030 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
55,600
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
39,200
cfs median, 24 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
128.98
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 39,200 cfs over 24 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 30,700 and 66,800 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Copper River
Copper River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Gulkana River (130 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Grayling | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| King Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Lake Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Rainbow Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sockeye Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Copper River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.