About this river
Kenai River is a 24.4 mile river near Alaska Rivers Company in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kenai R below Skilak LK Outlet near Sterling AK (site 15266110). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Kenai River typically runs highest in July, at a median 12,900 cfs, and lowest in April, at 922 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,600 cfs, in 2012.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,520 | 1,220 to 1,900 | |
| February | 1,190 | 1,030 to 1,530 | |
| March | 963 | 883 to 1,100 | |
| April | 922 | 765 to 1,100 | |
| May | 2,430 | 1,790 to 2,700 | |
| June | 8,205 | 7,400 to 9,430 | |
| July | 12,900 | 11,700 to 14,100 | |
| August | 12,000 | 10,800 to 14,000 | |
| September | 10,250 | 7,785 to 12,750 | |
| October | 6,290 | 4,520 to 8,500 | |
| November | 2,950 | 2,340 to 4,070 | |
| December | 1,900 | 1,550 to 2,310 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kenai R below Skilak LK Outlet near Sterling AK (site 15266110). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Kenai River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Upper Skilak LakeSkilak LakePublic
- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge - Hidden LakeHidden LakePublic
- Lower Skilak LakeSkilak LakePublic
- Jim's LandingKenai RiverPublic
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