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Around Ship Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Ship Creek is a 26.4 mile river near Expeditions Alaska in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ship C near Anchorage AK (site 15276000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2025
Ship Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 437 cfs, and lowest in March, at 19 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,090 cfs, in 2012.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 36 | 22 to 46 |
| February | 26 | 17 to 37 |
| March | 19 | 12 to 30 |
| April | 27 | 14 to 34 |
| May | 146 | 86 to 200 |
| June | 437 | 338 to 570 |
| July | 248 | 188 to 326 |
| August | 170 | 131 to 238 |
| September | 178 | 127 to 269 |
| October | 141 | 109 to 197 |
| November | 80 | 60 to 100 |
| December | 50 | 40 to 62 |
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 Ship C near Anchorage AK (site 15276000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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