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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
15283700 MOOSE CREEK NEAR PALMER, AK
LOCATION - Lat 61°41'03.8", long 149°03'08.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.02, T.18 N., R.2 E., Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, Hydrologic Unit 19020402, (Anchorage C-6 quad), on right bank 0.2 mi upstream of Glenn Highway bridge over Moose Creek, 0.8 mi upstream from mouth, and 6.5 mi north of Palmer, Alaska.
DRAINAGE AREA - 48.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR AK-00-1: 1999, drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1998 to September 2001, October 2007 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.01 ft NAVD88. On May 17, 2018 the gage was relocated 200 feet upstream at the same datum.
REMARKS - GOES satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 18,000 ft³/s, August 10, 1971 (at site 0.3 mi. upstream from Buffalo Creek mine and 5 mi. upstream from present gage site), gage height not determined.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1949, 1951-52, 1956, 1971, 1998-2002, and 2010 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE--October 2010 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic water-temperature recorder set for 15 minute recording interval.
REMARKS - Records represent water temperature at sensor within 0.2 °C.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water Temperature: Maximum, 15.6°C, July 7, 2019; Minimum, 0.0°C on many days during winter.
