Hydrological Summary

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SRAK47 PAJK 122023
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AKZ017>019-025>028--
                                  
RIVER SUMMARY AND FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1200 PM AKDT MON AUG 12 2013
SITES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE: A GLACIER DAMMED
LAKE ON THE SALMON RIVER NEAR HYDER IS RELEASING AND LEVELS HAVE
RISEN NEARLY 5 FEET OVER THE LAST 3 DAYS. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED
TO CREST MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND THEN LEVELS SHOULD FALL
QUICKLY BACK TO NORMAL.
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|     10 AM OBSERVED STAGES         |FORECAST STAGE FOR |         |
|                                   |10PM  4AM 10AM  4PM| B-F  FLD| 
|LOCATION        LST WK -YDA -TODAY | MON  TUE  TUE  TUE| STG  STG|
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|MONTANA CREEK                      |                   |         |
| AT BACK LP BRG   11.1  10.9  10.9 |10.9 10.7 10.9 11.0|15.0 15.5|
|                                   |                   |         |
|JORDAN CREEK                       |                   |         |
| NR JUNEAU         7.0   6.9   6.9 | 6.8  6.8  6.8  6.8|         |
|                                   |                   |         |
|STANEY CREEK                       |                   |         |
| NR KLAWOCK        7.0   7.0   7.0 | 7.0  7.0  7.0  7.0|15.0 16.5|
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|                                   |10AM FORECAST STAGE| B-F  FLD|
|LOCATION        LST WK - YDA -TODAY|  TUE   WED    THU | STG  STG|
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|SITUK RIVER                        |                   |         |
| NR YAKUTAT       65.2  65.1  65.1 | 65.1  65.1    -   |70.5 71.5|
|                                   |                   |         |
|ALSEK RIVER                        |                   |         |
| ABV BATES RIVER  31.4  30.9  30.9 | 30.8  30.8    -   |31.5 32.5|
| NR YAKUTAT                        | 78.7  78.7    -   |88.0 88.0|
|                                   |                   |         |
|TATSHENSHINI RIVER                 |                   |         |
| NR DALTON POST   16.5  16.4  16.4 | 16.4  16.3    -   |19.0 20.0|
|                                   |                   |         |
|CHILKAT RIVER                      |                   |         |
| AT KLUKWAN       18.5  18.3  18.5 | 18.7  18.9    -   |21.0 21.5|
|                                   |                   |         |
|TAIYA RIVER                        |                   |         |
| NR SKAGWAY       15.6  15.4  15.6 | 15.5  15.5    -   |16.0 16.5|
|                                   |                   |         |
|SKAGWAY RIVER                      |                   |         |
| AT SKAGWAY       24.1        24.1 | 24.2  24.2    -   |26.5 26.5|
|                                   |                   |         |
|MENDENHALL LAKE                    |                   |         |
| LAKE LEVEL        5.6   5.1   5.4 |  5.3   5.2    -   | 8.0  9.0|
|                                   |                   |         |
|MENDENHALL RIVER                   |                   |         |
| AT BACK LP BRG    8.3   8.0   8.2 |  8.0   7.9    -   |10.5 11.5|
|                                   |                   |         |
|TAKU RIVER                         |                   |         |
| NR JUNEAU        36.4  35.7  36.1 | 36.0  35.9    -   |41.7 43.0|
|                                   |                   |         |
|STIKINE RIVER                      |                   |         |
| AT TELEGRAPH CR   7.7   6.8   6.7 |  6.6   6.7    -   |20.0 23.0|
| NR WRANGELL      17.5  17.3  18.0 | 18.1  18.1    -   |25.0 27.0|
|                                   |                   |         |
|ISKUT RIVER                        |                   |         |
| BLW JOHNSON R                     |  7.6   7.6    -   |14.0 17.0|
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|OTHER RIVER AND LAKE 10 AM OBSERVED STAGES OVER THE PAST WEEK    |
|                                                                 |
|                                                       | B-F  FLD|
|LOCATION             TUE  WED  THU  FRI  SAT  SUN  MON | STG  STG|
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|AUKE LAKE                                              |         |
| NR AUKE BAY         4.0  4.0  4.0  4.1                |         |
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|OTHER SMALL RIVERS       OBSERVED STAGES OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS  |
|                                                                 |
|                             YESTERDAY         TODAY   | B-F  FLD|
|                         4AM 10AM  4PM 10PM  4AM 10AM  | STG  STG|
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|FISH CREEK                                             |         |
| NR WRANGELL             1.0  0.9  0.9  0.9  0.9  0.9  | 4.0  4.5|
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NOTE...RIVER STAGES ARE IN FEET.
RSG--RISING TENDENCY  FLG--FALLING TENDENCY    STDY--LITTLE CHANGE
E--ESTIMATED         B-F STG--BANKFULL STAGE  FLD STG--FLOOD STAGE
MSG--MISSING OR UNAVAILABLE DATA             I--ICE AFFECTED STAGE
    
FOR A DISCUSSION ON HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS CONCERNING THESE
AREAS REFER TO PRODUCT ACRHMDACR. THE NEXT RIVER FORECAST WILL BE
ISSUED AT 1200 PM TUE AUG 13.
      
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