Susitna R at Gold Creek Ak

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska · USGS 15292000

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Susitna R at its USGS monitoring location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

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

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

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.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalTypical

Streamflow is currently 11,800 ft³/s, 18% above the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 900 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 10,000 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 8.2 ft · 4.3 ft below action stage · Flood stage 14 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM21,300 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM24,800 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM22,500 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM21,600 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM19,800 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM17,200 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM15,200 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM13,900 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM16,600 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM18,900 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM18,600 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM20,500 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM22,400 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM23,800 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM20,300 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM18,000 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM16,800 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM16,200 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM15,800 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM21,600 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM21,100 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM19,800 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM18,000 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM16,500 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM16,000 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM16,500 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM16,600 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM15,100 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM13,300 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Drainage area: 6,130 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Susitna R at Gold Creek AkUSGS 15292000
STREAMFLOW11,800 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT8.2 ft