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Water-Year Summary for Site 15484000

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

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
15484000 SALCHA RIVER NEAR SALCHAKET, AK
LOCATION - Lat 64°28'17.5", long 146°55'41.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 sec.22, T.5 S., R.4 E., Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, Hydrologic Unit 19080305, (Big Delta B-6 quad), on right bank 0.2 mi upstream from bridge on Richardson Highway, 0.5 mi east of Sno-Shu Inn, 2 mi upstream from mouth, and 6 mi southeast of Salchaket.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,200 mi². approximately.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Discharge for the period Apr. 1 to Oct. 18, 2017, was revised on Feb. 27, 2018, based on changes to stage-discharge rating.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1909 to August 1910, published as "at mouth" (no winter records), October 1948 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of the gage is 637.23 ft. NAVD88, based on R&M Consultants survey June 30, 2017. Prior to August 10, 1910, non-recording gage at site 1.5 mi downstream at different datum. October 1, 1948, to April 24, 1953, non-recording gage, and April 25, 1953 to October 16, 1967, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft downstream at same datum.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: June 2015 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic water temperature recorder set for 15-minute recording interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 19.1°C, July 6, 2019; minimum, 0.0°C, on many days during winter and spring breakup periods.