About this river
Glacier Creek is a 7.0 mile stream near Chugach Outdoor Center in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Glacier C at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood, AK (site 15272502). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2017 to 2026
Glacier Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 514 cfs, and lowest in March, at 30 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,500 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56 | 45 to 88 | |
| February | 32 | 29 to 47 | |
| March | 30 | 25 to 46 | |
| April | 76 | 37 to 122 | |
| May | 321 | 240 to 391 | |
| June | 514 | 407 to 661 | |
| July | 453 | 373 to 566 | |
| August | 332 | 277 to 487 | |
| September | 252 | 202 to 444 | |
| October | 174 | 132 to 263 | |
| November | 88 | 67 to 148 | |
| December | 90 | 55 to 140 |
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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Glacier C at Alyeska Highway at Girdwood, AK (site 15272502). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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