Fortymile River near Steele Creek AK

USGS Site No: 15348000Fortymile River • Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

Fortymile River near Steele Creek AK on the Fortymile River is currently at 5,500 cfs (Normal — 46th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 74.91 ft.

Reading from

5,500
CFS Discharge
74.91
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1,740
25th Low threshold 3,610
50th (Median) Normal (median) 5,870 Today: 5,500 cfs
75th High threshold 10,200
95th Very High threshold 15,600

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

52k 26k 0 cfs Oct 14 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 6,500
May 27, 2026 7,740
May 26, 2026 7,550
May 25, 2026 6,840
May 24, 2026 7,090
May 23, 2026 8,510
May 22, 2026 10,300
May 21, 2026 9,480
May 20, 2026 9,840
May 19, 2026 11,200
May 18, 2026 13,800
May 17, 2026 15,800
May 16, 2026 16,500
May 15, 2026 20,800
Oct 29, 2025 1,350
Oct 28, 2025 1,950
Oct 27, 2025 2,450
Oct 26, 2025 2,730
Oct 25, 2025 2,890
Oct 24, 2025 2,690
Oct 23, 2025 2,840
Oct 22, 2025 3,130
Oct 21, 2025 3,290
Oct 20, 2025 3,420
Oct 19, 2025 3,640
Oct 18, 2025 3,860
Oct 17, 2025 4,140
Oct 16, 2025 4,260
Oct 15, 2025 4,520
Oct 14, 2025 4,640

Station Information

USGS Site No
15348000
State
AK
Coordinates
64.3088, -141.4045
Drainage Area
5,850 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,143.1
HUC Code
19070502
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
86.0 ft
Flood Stage
90.0 ft
Moderate Flood
94.0 ft

Currently 15.09 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
22,400 cfs
May 23, 2025
Min discharge
155 cfs
Apr 22, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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