About this river
Sixmile Creek is an 8.2 mile river near Chugach Outdoor Center in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sixmile C near Hope AK (site 15271000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1979 to 2026
Sixmile Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,590 cfs, and lowest in March, at 143 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,570 cfs, in 1980.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 200 | 164 to 265 | |
| February | 160 | 140 to 202 | |
| March | 143 | 124 to 180 | |
| April | 201 | 145 to 246 | |
| May | 1,250 | 894 to 1,680 | |
| June | 2,590 | 2,035 to 3,060 | |
| July | 1,810 | 1,300 to 2,400 | |
| August | 1,010 | 799 to 1,290 | |
| September | 850 | 623 to 1,170 | |
| October | 693 | 547 to 896 | |
| November | 342 | 297 to 449 | |
| December | 243 | 221 to 302 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sixmile C near Hope AK (site 15271000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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