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RECREATIONAL RIVER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
ALASKA-PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
500 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RECREATIONAL RIVER STATEMENT FOR ALASKA...

---KENAI PENINSULA------------------------------------------------|
RIVER              RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS   |  SAT  |   OUTLOOK  |
AND LOCATION        TUE    WED    THU    YDA | 05/25 | SUN    MON |
---------------------------------------------|-------|------------|
KENAI RIVER AT COOPER LANDING                |       |            |
 COOA2              7.3    7.3    7.4    7.4 |   7.6 |  7.9   8.1 |
 FLOWS IN CFS      1642   1656   1718   1790 |  1900 | 2142  2366 |
KENAI RIVER BLW SKILAK LAKE                  |       |            |
 SKLA2              6.9    6.9    6.9    7.0 |   7.1 |  7.1   7.2 |
ANCHOR RIVER AT THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE           |       |            |
 APTA2              2.9    3.3    4.2    4.4 |   3.9 |  3.6   3.4 |
NINILCHIK RIVER AT NINILCHICK                |       |            |
 NINA2              4.3    4.3    4.4    4.7 |   5.0 |  4.9   4.7 |
SIXMILE CREEK NR HOPE                        |       |            |
 SIXA2              9.1    9.3    9.5    9.9 |  10.3 | 10.4  10.6 |
 FLOWS IN CFS       585    672    866   1230 |  1628 | 1830  2012 |
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---ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS----------------|
RIVER              RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS   |  SAT  |   OUTLOOK  |
AND LOCATION        TUE    WED    THU    YDA | 05/25 | SUN    MON |
---------------------------------------------|-------|------------|
SHIP CREEK NR ANCHORAGE                      |       |            |
 SHIA2              4.5    4.6    4.7    4.8 |   5.0 |  5.1   5.1 |
EAGLE RIVER AT GLENN HWY BRG                 |       |            |
 ERBA2              4.3    3.9    3.4    3.7 |   3.9 |  4.1   4.2 |
SUSITNA RIVER AT SUNSHINE                    |       |            |
 SUNA2             15.8   14.4   12.7   13.6 |  14.6 | 15.4  15.8 |
TALKEETNA RIVER AT TALKEETNA                 |       |            |
 TKTA2              3.2    3.5    3.8    4.7 |   5.3 |  6.1   6.5 |
WILLOW CREEK AT PARKS HWY                    |       |            |
 WILA2                                       |       |  8.9   9.1 |
WILLOW CREEK NR CANYON                       |       |            |
 WLWA2              1.7    2.0    2.2    2.7 |   2.9 |  3.2   3.4 |
 FLOWS IN CFS       105    186    253    476 |   634 |  821   965 |
LITTLE SU (NWS DAILY) AT HATCHER PASS BRG    |       |            |
 LSOA2              5.5    5.7    5.8    6.2 |   6.5 |  6.6   6.8 |
LITTLE SU (USGS HOURLY) BLW HP BRG           |       |            |
 LSUA2              2.0    2.2    2.4    2.8 |   3.0 |  3.3   3.5 |
 FLOWS IN CFS        50     64     81    138 |   186 |  253   309 |
MATANUSKA RIVER NR MATANUSKA GLACIER         |       |            |
 MAGA2              3.3    3.1    2.9    2.8 |   2.7 |   -     -  |
MATANUSKA RIVER AT PALMER                    |       |            |
 MATA2              4.2    4.4    4.7    4.8 |   5.6 |   -     -  |
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---COPPER RIVER BASIN---------------------------------------------|
RIVER              RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS   |  SAT  |   OUTLOOK  |
AND LOCATION        TUE    WED    THU    YDA | 05/25 | SUN    MON |
---------------------------------------------|-------|------------|
GAKONA RIVER AT GAKONA                       |       |            |
 GAKA2              6.4    5.5    7.2    7.6 |       |  7.5   6.9 |
GULKANA RIVER AT SOURDOUGH                   |       |            |
 GRSA2              9.3    9.5   10.3   10.9 |  11.2 | 11.7  11.7 |
GULKANA RIVER AT GULKANA                     |       |            |
 GULA2                     8.4    9.1    9.1 |   9.7 | 10.1  10.3 |
TONSINA RIVER AT HWY BRG                     |       |            |
 TONA2              7.8                      |       |  8.2   8.4 |
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---TANANA AND FORTYMILE RIVER BASINS------------------------------|
RIVER              RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS   |  SAT  |   OUTLOOK  |
AND LOCATION        TUE    WED    THU    YDA | 05/25 | SUN    MON |
---------------------------------------------|-------|------------|
FORTYMILE RIVER                              |       |            |
 FMRA2                    78.7   82.9   86.2 |  88.7 |            |
SALCHA RIVER AT HWY BRG                      |       |            |
 SALA2              7.6    7.1    7.8   10.0 |  11.4 | 11.9  12.6 |
CHENA RIVER AT TWO RIVERS                    |       |            |
 UCHA2             15.5   16.2   17.6   18.2 |  18.2 | 17.7  17.0 |
CHATANIKA RIVER AT STEESE HWY BRG            |       |            |
 CRSA2              9.0    9.8   10.4   10.9 |  11.1 | 11.1  11.1 |
CHATANIKA RIVER AT ELLIOTT HWY BRG           |       |            |
 CHAA2                                       |       |  8.5   8.6 |
NENANA RIVER AT HEALY                        |       |            |
 HNRA2              7.2    7.3    7.6    8.8 |   9.2 |            |
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                                                                  |
---SOUTHEAST ALASKA-----------------------------------------------|
RIVER              RECENT STAGES AND FLOWS   |  SAT  |   OUTLOOK  |
AND LOCATION        TUE    WED    THU    YDA | 05/25 | SUN    MON |
---------------------------------------------|-------|------------|
MENDENHALL LAKE                              |       |            |
 MNDA2              3.2    3.1    3.1    3.2 |   3.6 |  3.6   3.7 |
 FLOWS IN CFS       765    715    715    777 |  1040 | 1104  1168 |
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WHITEWATER BOATING INFORMATION...GAUGE READING (WHITEWATER CLASS)

...NAME OF STREAM.........GAUGE ID.....LOW.......MED........HIGH
EAGLE RIVER
  ABOVE VISITORS CENTER   ERBA2     3.0(IV)   4.0(IV-)   4.4(IV+)
  ABOVE CAMPGROUND RAPIDS ERBA2     2.7(II)   3.5(II)    4.3(II+)
  BELOW CAMPGROUND RAPIDS ERBA2     2.7(III)  3.5(III)   4.3(III+)
GULKANA RIVER
  ABOVE SOURDOUGH         GULA2     6.0(III)  7.0(III)   8.0(III+)
  BELOW SOURDOUGH         GULA2     6.0(II)   7.0(II)    8.0(II+)
KENAI RIVER
  ABOVE JIM`S LANDING     COOA2     6.0(II)   9.0(II)   11.0(II+)
  BELOW JIM`S LANDING     COOA2     6.0(II)   9.0(II+)  11.0(III)
  BELOW SKILAK LAKE       SKLA2     8.4(I)   10.4(I)    11.4(II)
LITTLE SUSITNA RIVER
  ABOVE HATCHER BRIDGE    LSOA2*    6.3(V-)   7.0(V-) 7.5(V-)8.0(VI-)
MATANUSKA RIVER
  LION`S HEAD             MAGA2     3.0(IV-)  4.0(IV)    4.8(IV+)
  TO KING`S RIVER         MATA2     8.0(II+) 10.5(III)  11.5(III)
  BELOW KING`S RIVER      MATA2     8.0(I)   10.5(II)   11.5(II)
WILLOW CREEK
  IN CANYON               WLWA2     2.6(III)  3.4(IV)    4.1(IV)
  AT PARKS HWY BRIDGE     WILA2     7.5(III)  8.3(IV)    9.0(IV)
TALKEETNA RIVER CANYON    TKTA2     6.2(IV-)  8.2(IV)    9.7(IV+)
SHIP CREEK                SHIA2     4.9(IV+)  5.3(V)     5.7(V+)
SIXMILE CREEK             SIXA2     9.0(IV)  10.6(IV+)  11.3(V-)
TONSINA RIVER CANYON      TONA2     9.0(III) 10.0(III+) 12.0(IV)
NENANA RIVER CANYON       HNRA2     8.5(IV-) 10.0(IV)   11.5(IV)


* LSOA2 STAGES ARE BASED ON NWS GAUGE AT THE HATCHER PASS BRIDGE
*.* THESE GAUGES REQUIRE YOUR INPUT TO DEVELOP NEW LEVELS


OBSERVED STAGES ARE THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE OBSERVATION TO 10 AM
FOR EACH DAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
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THE NEXT RECREATION FORECAST IS SCHEDULED FOR 5 PM SUN MAY 26.


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