About this river
Kenai River is a 7.4 mile river near Alaska River Adventures in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kenai R at Cooper Landing AK (site 15258000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Kenai River typically runs highest in July, at a median 6,830 cfs, and lowest in April, at 469 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,500 cfs, in 1974.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 710 | 576 to 948 | |
| February | 596 | 440 to 776 | |
| March | 489 | 360 to 629 | |
| April | 469 | 378 to 654 | |
| May | 1,810 | 1,300 to 2,490 | |
| June | 5,680 | 4,705 to 6,570 | |
| July | 6,830 | 6,070 to 7,690 | |
| August | 6,060 | 5,390 to 6,890 | |
| September | 4,620 | 3,450 to 6,175 | |
| October | 2,860 | 1,910 to 3,980 | |
| November | 1,465 | 1,175 to 2,095 | |
| December | 993 | 772 to 1,250 |
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 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kenai R at Cooper Landing AK (site 15258000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 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.
- Kenai LakeKenai LakePublic
- Cooper LandingKenai RiverPublic
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