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Sunny Cove Kayaking - Adventure Center, Seward, Alaska

South Fork Snow River near Sunny Cove Kayaking - Adventure Center, Seward, Alaska

Stream4.3 mi
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About this river

South Fork Snow River is a 4.3 mile stream near Sunny Cove Kayaking - Adventure Center, Seward, Alaska in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Snow R near Seward AK (site 15243900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1970 to 2026

South Fork Snow River typically runs highest in July, at a median 2,860 cfs, and lowest in March, at 75 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,400 cfs, in 2019.

Typical flow by month at Snow R near Seward AK, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January10079 to 162
February8266 to 138
March7554 to 104
April10765 to 171
May765557 to 934
June2,0351,645 to 2,510
July2,8602,420 to 3,370
August2,6502,070 to 3,310
September1,8551,165 to 3,180
October573416 to 1,280
November217158 to 456
December146117 to 205

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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Snow R near Seward AK (site 15243900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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