Water report · Kenai River
Running low for mid October. Above 20% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 2:00 AM UTC, Oct 12
4,820 cfs puts Kenai River in the 20th percentile for October 12, against 61 years of record.
The median for this date is 7,100 cfs, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 5,230 and 10,000.
Over the last 7 days, Kenai River ran between 13,400 and 14,500 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.
That is 1,100 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Kenai River ran between 12,000 and 18,000 cfs, lowest on Jul 14 and highest on Jul 25.
That is 1,400 cfs higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Kenai River ran between 2,700 and 18,000 cfs, lowest on May 15 and highest on Jul 25.
That is 10,700 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Kenai River ran between 1,800 and 18,000 cfs, lowest on Jan 4 and highest on Jul 25.
That is 6,530 cfs higher than on Oct 11.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 15266300, KENAI R AT SOLDOTNA AK, 1.0 miles from the center of Kenai River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 15266300, KENAI R AT SOLDOTNA AK, 1.0 miles from the center of Kenai River. It reports water temperature, gage height and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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