Matanuska River at Palmer AK

USGS Site No: 15284000 • Matanuska River • Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

Matanuska River at Palmer AK on the Matanuska River is currently at 2,120 cfs (High — 83th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 7.36 ft.

Reading from

2,120
CFS Discharge
7.36
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 27 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 950
25th Low threshold 1,220
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,500
75th High threshold 1,760
95th Very High threshold 2,720 Today: 2,120 cfs

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.

14k 6.8k 0 cfs Feb 4 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 1,900 —
May 27, 2026 1,990 —
May 26, 2026 1,980 —
May 25, 2026 1,710 —
May 24, 2026 1,780 —
May 23, 2026 1,880 —
May 22, 2026 1,990 —
May 21, 2026 1,940 —
May 20, 2026 2,110 —
May 19, 2026 2,170 —
May 18, 2026 2,380 —
May 17, 2026 2,750 —
May 16, 2026 2,630 —
May 15, 2026 2,410 —
Apr 20, 2026 727 —
Apr 19, 2026 732 —
Apr 18, 2026 737 —
Apr 17, 2026 700 —
Apr 16, 2026 669 —
Apr 15, 2026 693 —
Apr 14, 2026 709 —
Apr 13, 2026 716 —
Apr 12, 2026 687 —
Apr 11, 2026 675 —
Apr 10, 2026 711 —
Apr 9, 2026 687 —
Feb 7, 2026 637 —
Feb 6, 2026 649 —
Feb 5, 2026 675 —
Feb 4, 2026 699 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
15284000
State
AK
County
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Coordinates
61.6086, -149.0731
Drainage Area
2,060 mi²
Datum (ft)
185.2
HUC Code
19020402
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
31,200 cfs
Aug 29, 2025
Min discharge
493 cfs
Jan 10, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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