Talkeetna River near Talkeetna
Talkeetna River near Talkeetna by boat launch, looking upstream.
Site Information
NAWQA REACH
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
GAGING STATION
LOCATION.--Lat 62deg.×20min.49sec., long 150deg.×01min.01sec., in NE1/4 sec.16, T.26 N., R.4 W. (Talkeetna B-1 quad), Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Hydrologic Unit 19020503, on left bank 1.7 mi downstream from Chunilna Creek, 3.5 mi northeast of Talkeetna, and about 5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,006 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1964 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 400 ft above sea level, from topographic map. From Oct. 1, 1992 to Sept. 30, 1994 at site 0.5 mi upstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.