USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 15209700

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean,Min.,Max.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Mean,Max.,Min.)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

15209700 West Fork Kennicott River at McCarthy, AK

LOCATION - Lat 61°26'03", long 142°56'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Valdez-Cordova Division, AK, Hydrologic Unit 19020103,

DRAINAGE AREA - 352 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1992 to September 1995, and May 2016 to current year. Seasonal records only.

GAGE - Stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.10 ft NAVD88. Gage datum consistent through period of record. GOES satellite telemetry at station.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2020 to current year (seasonal).

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2020 to current year (seasonal).

TURBIDITY: May 2020 to current year (seasonal).

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2020 to current year (seasonal).

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2020 to current year (seasonal).

TURBIDITY: May 2020 to current year (seasonal).

INSTRUMENTATION - Site monitor recording; water temperature, specific conductance, and turbidity, at 15-minute interval. Water temperature, specific conductance, and turbidity are seasonal. Data is transmitted via GOES satellite.

REMARKS -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Record represents water temperature at sensor within 0.2°C.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Record represents specific conductance at sensor within 5 µs/cm or 3% of the measured value, whichever is greater.

TURBIDITY: Record represents turbidity at sensor within 0.5 turbidity units or 5% of the measured value, whichever is greater.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum observed 1.7°C, June 03, 2022 and multiple days in June 2023. Minimum observed 0.0°C October 25, 2022 and multiple days in August and September 2023.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum observed 325 µs/cm, May 26, 2023. Minimum observed 85 µs/cm, August 19, 2020.

TURBIDITY: Maximum observed 1390 FNU July 11, 2023 (actual value know to be greater than reported value) . Minimum observed 0.0 FNU multiple days during May 2023.