Matanuska River
River in Alaska, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 2,060 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
1,960
cfs · 39 min ago
Normal for today
2,240
cfs median, 52 yrs
Water temp
38
°F · 39 min ago
Gage height
8.38
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 2,240 cfs over 52 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 1,890 and 2,800 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 Matanuska River
Matanuska River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Willow Creek (29 mi), Talkeetna River (60 mi), Susitna River (83 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 Matanuska 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.