000 FGAK88 PACR 120022 RVSAK AKZ025-101-111-121-141-145-222-224>225-- RECREATIONAL RIVER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK ALASKA-PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER 5 PM AKDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...RECREATIONAL RIVER STATEMENT FOR ALASKA... ---KENAI PENINSULA------------------------------------------------| RIVER RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS | SAT | OUTLOOK | AND LOCATION TUE WED THU FRI | 10/11 | SUN MON | ---------------------------------------------|-------|------------| KENAI RIVER AT COOPER LANDING | | | COOA2 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 9.2 | FLOWS IN CFS 2500 2400 2300 2800 | 3400 | 3700 3900 | KENAI RIVER BELOW SKILAK LAKE | | | SKLA2 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 8.7 | ANCHOR RIVER AT THE HIGHWAY | | | APTA2 1.6 1.6 1.5 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 2.6 | NINILCHIK RIVER AT NINILCHIK | | | NINA2 3.5 3.4 3.5 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 - | SIXMILE CREEK NEAR HOPE | | | SIXA2 8.9 8.8 8.7 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 9.5 | FLOWS IN CFS 470 440 380 1300 | 890 | 940 880 | ------------------------------------------------------------------| | ---ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS----------------| RIVER RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS | SAT | OUTLOOK | AND LOCATION TUE WED THU FRI | 10/11 | SUN MON | ---------------------------------------------|-------|------------| SHIP CREEK NEAR ANCHORAGE | | | SHIA2 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 5.1 | EAGLE RIVER AT GLENN HIGHWAY | | | ERBA2 3.2 3.2 | | 3.0 3.0 | SUSITNA RIVER AT SUNSHINE | | | SUNA2 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 | 8.9 | - - | TALKEETNA RIVER AT TALKEETNA | | | TKTA2 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 3.9 | WILLOW CREEK AT PARKS HIGHWAY | | | WILA2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.9 | | 7.0 - | WILLOW CREEK AT THE CANYON | | | WLWA2 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 - | FLOWS IN CFS 380 380 270 390 | 450 | 390 - | LITTLE SU (NWS DAILY) AT HATCHER PASS BRG | | | LSOA2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 - | LITTLE SU (USGS HOURLY) BELOW HP BRG | | | LSUA2 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 - | FLOWS IN CFS 180 170 130 170 | 170 | 150 - | MATANUSKA RIVER NR MATANUSKA GLACIER | | | MAGA2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 | 1.7 | - - | MATANUSKA RIVER AT MATANUSKA | | | MATA2 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 | 5.9 | - - | ------------------------------------------------------------------| | ---COPPER RIVER BASIN---------------------------------------------| RIVER RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS | SAT | OUTLOOK | AND LOCATION TUE WED THU FRI | 10/11 | SUN MON | ---------------------------------------------|-------|------------| GAKONA RIVER AT GAKONA | | | GAKA2 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 4.6 | GULKANA RIVER AT SOURDOUGH | | | GRSA2 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 6.4 | GULKANA RIVER AT GULKANA | | | GULA2 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 6.7 | TONSINA RIVER AT THE HIGHWAY | | | TONA2 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 - | ------------------------------------------------------------------| | ---TANANA AND FORTYMILE RIVER BASINS------------------------------| RIVER RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS | SAT | OUTLOOK | AND LOCATION TUE WED THU FRI | 10/11 | SUN MON | ---------------------------------------------|-------|------------| FORTYMILE RIVER | | | FMRA2 71.3 70.9 71.1 71.1 | 70.9 | - - | SALCHA RIVER AT HIGHWAY | | | SALA2 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 6.4 | CHENA RIVER AT TWO RIVERS | | | UCHA2 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 15.1 | CHATANIKA RIVER AT STEESE HIGHWAY | | | CRSA2 8.1 9.0 8.0 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 8.1 | CHATANIKA RIVER AT ELLIOTT HIGHWAY | | | CHAA2 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 5.9 | NENANA RIVER AT HEALY | | | HNRA2 8.6 | | 8.5 - | ------------------------------------------------------------------| | ---SOUTHEAST ALASKA-----------------------------------------------| RIVER RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS | SAT | OUTLOOK | AND LOCATION TUE WED THU FRI | 10/11 | SUN MON | ---------------------------------------------|-------|------------| MENDENHALL LAKE | | | MNDA2 4.3 3.5 3.2 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 4.4 | FLOWS IN CFS 1800 1100 880 720 | 1000 | 1700 1900 | ------------------------------------------------------------------| WHITEWATER BOATING INFORMATION...GAUGE READING (WHITEWATER CLASS) ...NAME OF STREAM.........GAUGE ID.....LOW.......MED........HIGH EAGLE RIVER ABOVE VISITORS CENTER ERBA2 3.0(IV) 4.0(IV-) 4.4(IV+) ABOVE CAMPGROUND RAPIDS ERBA2 2.7(II) 3.5(II) 4.3(II+) BELOW CAMPGROUND RAPIDS ERBA2 2.7(III) 3.5(III) 4.3(III+) GULKANA RIVER ABOVE SOURDOUGH GULA2 6.0(III) 7.0(III) 8.0(III+) BELOW SOURDOUGH GULA2 6.0(II) 7.0(II) 8.0(II+) KENAI RIVER ABOVE JIM`S LANDING COOA2 6.0(II) 9.0(II) 11.0(II+) BELOW JIM`S LANDING COOA2 6.0(II) 9.0(II+) 11.0(III) BELOW SKILAK LAKE SKLA2 8.4(I) 10.4(I) 11.4(II) LITTLE SUSITNA RIVER ABOVE HATCHER BRIDGE LSOA2* 6.3(V-) 7.0(V-) 7.5(V-)8.0(VI-) MATANUSKA RIVER LION`S HEAD MAGA2 3.0(IV-) 4.0(IV) 4.8(IV+) TO KING`S RIVER MATA2 8.0(II+) 10.5(III) 11.5(III) BELOW KING`S RIVER MATA2 8.0(I) 10.5(II) 11.5(II) WILLOW CREEK IN CANYON WLWA2 2.6(III) 3.4(IV) 4.1(IV) AT PARKS HWY BRIDGE WILA2 7.5(III) 8.3(IV) 9.0(IV) TALKEETNA RIVER CANYON TKTA2 6.2(IV-) 8.2(IV) 9.7(IV+) SHIP CREEK SHIA2 4.9(IV+) 5.3(V) 5.7(V+) SIXMILE CREEK SIXA2 9.0(IV) 10.6(IV+) 11.3(V-) TONSINA RIVER CANYON TONA2 9.0(III) 10.0(III+) 12.0(IV) NENANA RIVER CANYON HNRA2 8.5(IV-) 10.0(IV) 11.5(IV) * LSOA2 STAGES ARE BASED ON NWS GAUGE AT THE HATCHER PASS BRIDGE *.* THESE GAUGES REQUIRE YOUR INPUT TO DEVELOP NEW LEVELS OBSERVED STAGES ARE THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE OBSERVATION TO 10 AM FOR EACH DAY. 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