Knik River
River in Alaska, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,220 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
4,000
cfs · 29 min ago
Normal for today
5,020
cfs median, 54 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
6.53
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 5,020 cfs over 54 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 3,190 and 6,410 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 Knik River
Knik River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Willow Creek (34 mi), Talkeetna River (66 mi), Susitna River (90 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: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Coho Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| King Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Rainbow Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Dolly Varden | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sockeye Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Eulachon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Knik 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.