Kuparuk R

Kuparuk R Nr Deadhorse Ak

North Slope Borough, Alaska · USGS 15896000

Updated Sep 24, 4:45 AM AKDT

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

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NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

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RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Falling

Streamflow is currently 2,620 ft³/s, 138% above the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 210 CFS over the past 24 hours.

Historical median for this date: 1,100 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 29.6 ft · 4.4 ft below action stage · Flood stage 35.5 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: North Slope Borough
Drainage area: 3,340 mi²
Current measurements: 3
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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