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Water-Year Summary for Site 15291000

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00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Mean,Max.)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
15291000 SUSITNA RIVER NEAR DENALI AK
LOCATION - Lat 63°06'14", long 147°30'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.10, T.21 S., R.1 E., Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, Hydrologic Unit 19020501,
DRAINAGE AREA - 950 mi², approximately.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1957 to September 1966; May 1968 to July 1986; May 2012 to September 2014 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 2440 feet above sea level, from topographic map. From June 1957 to September 1963, 2.0 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS - Records fair, except for estimated daily discharges which are poor. GOES satellite telemetry at station.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1957-66, 1968-69, 1974-1986, and 2012-2014.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water temperature: Water years 1974-1982 (open water seasonal), and 2012 to 2014.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic water-temperature recorder set for 15-minute recording interval.
REMARKS - Records represent water temperature at the sensor within 0.2°C. Temperature at the sensor was compared with the average for the stream by cross section on July 1, 2014 and September 24, 2014. There was 0.9°C and 1.4°C variation within the cross section respectively. The variation between the mean stream temperature and sensor temperature were 0.7°C and 0.5°C. Record is fair.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 12.0°C, July 12, 2013; minimum, 0.0°C, many days during winter.