<a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/science/usgs-alaska-streamgage-datum-north-american-vertical-datum">USGS Alaska Streamgage Datum to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 Conversion Table</a>

Important Legacy real-time page

Available data

Select data types to graph from categories based on the way the data were collected.

Learn about the data collection categories

Continuous data

5 data types available - data from 1996-05-07 to 2026-07-31

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1948-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Field measurements

4 data types available - data from 1947-07-30 to 2026-06-02

Discrete sample data

108 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1948-10-03 to 2021-05-13

179 Sampling activities

Statistical tables for select daily data types

2 data types available - data from 1948-10-01 to 2026-07-30

Location details and information

Available location images

Salcha River near Salchaket

Salcha River near Salchaket, Bridge 527 Richardson Highway

View more imagery information for Salcha River near Salchaket

Zoom out to see link to My Favorites

Use Explore USGS Water Data to discover additional data near this location

Operated in cooperation with:

USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	15484000	n/a
Location name	SALCHA R NR SALCHAKET AK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	64.471528	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-146.928056	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	GNSS3 - Level 1 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
District	Alaska	02
State	Alaska	02
County	Fairbanks North Star Borough	090
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	637.2 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Salcha River	19080305
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	2200 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	AKST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Salcha R NR Salchaket AK - USGS-15484000