Yukon River

River in Alaska, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 318,300 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

516,000

cfs · 15 min ago

Normal for today

307,000

cfs median, 46 yrs

Water temp

°F · 15 min ago

Gage height

23.69

Above normal for the date168% of medianUSGS gauge 15565447

Thirty-day mean discharge · 510,000–604,000 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
YUKON R AT PILOT STATION AK15565447	516,000 cfs	39°F	15 min ago
YUKON R NR STEVENS VILLAGE AK15453500	152,000 cfs	—	30 min ago
YUKON R AT EAGLE AK15356000	89,900 cfs	—	1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 307,000 cfs over 46 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 270,000 and 368,000 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Reports

From anglers on Yukon River

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