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Water-Year Summary for Site 15238986

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
15238986 BATTLE CREEK 1.0 MILE ABOVE MOUTH NEAR HOMER, AK
LOCATION - Lat 59°45'44.4", long 150°57'11.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.5 S., R.10 W., Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, Hydrologic Unit 19020301, (Seldovia D-3 quad), on right bank, 1.0 mi upstream from mouth, mile 2.9 Bradley Lake Road, and 25 mi east of Homer.
DRAINAGE AREA - , pre-EF diversion, October 1991. Indeterminate, October 1991-present.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2010 to September 2013. April 2018 to present.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is about 32 ft above mean sea level NAVD88 Geoid12B, from Geovera, LLC survey (May 09, 2018).
REMARKS - Discharge record is fair. East Fork Battle Creek has been diverted into Bradley Lake since October 1991.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: July 13, 2010 to December 14, 2011; May 15, 2013 to September 30, 2013; April 25, 2018 to present.

TURBIDITY: May 09, 2018 to October 2019 (seasonal).

INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic water temperature recorder at 15-minute recording interval. Seasonal electronic turbidity recorder at 15-minute recording interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 12.7°C, July 30, 2020; Minimum, 0.0°C on many days during winter.

TURBIDITY: Maximum, 878 FNU, September 01, 2019; Minimum, 0.1 FNU, May 31, 2018.