Niukluk River above Melsing C at Council AK

USGS Site No: 15580095Niukluk River • Nome Census Area, AK

Niukluk River above Melsing C at Council AK on the Niukluk River is currently at 3,500 cfs (Normal — 55th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 9.78 ft.

Reading from

3,500
CFS Discharge
9.78
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
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 987
25th Low threshold 1,200
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,370
75th High threshold 8,030 Today: 3,500 cfs
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

10k 5.2k 0 cfs Oct 2 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 4,700
May 27, 2026 4,730
May 26, 2026 4,110
May 25, 2026 4,390
May 24, 2026 3,790
May 23, 2026 3,930
May 22, 2026 3,790
May 21, 2026 4,610
May 20, 2026 5,810
May 19, 2026 6,080
May 18, 2026 7,140
May 17, 2026 9,720
May 16, 2026 8,520
May 15, 2026 8,630
Oct 17, 2025 3,330
Oct 16, 2025 3,780
Oct 15, 2025 4,360
Oct 14, 2025 3,960
Oct 13, 2025 5,010
Oct 12, 2025 5,300
Oct 11, 2025 3,080
Oct 10, 2025 3,500
Oct 9, 2025 4,300
Oct 8, 2025 7,050
Oct 7, 2025 2,620
Oct 6, 2025 1,880
Oct 5, 2025 2,200
Oct 4, 2025 1,460
Oct 3, 2025 1,470
Oct 2, 2025 1,570

Station Information

USGS Site No
15580095
State
AK
Coordinates
64.8919, -163.6700
Drainage Area
707 mi²
Datum (ft)
59.2
HUC Code
19050104
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
11,100 cfs
Sep 1, 2025
Min discharge
528 cfs
Jul 14, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.