About this river
Knik River is a 25.3 mile river near Adventures by True North AK in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Knik R near Palmer AK (site 15281000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2025
Knik River typically runs highest in July, at a median 23,500 cfs, and lowest in March, at 570 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 341,000 cfs, in 1961.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 700 | 505 to 912 | |
| February | 645 | 460 to 800 | |
| March | 570 | 440 to 850 | |
| April | 900 | 625 to 1,300 | |
| May | 4,210 | 2,910 to 5,080 | |
| June | 14,000 | 10,250 to 17,300 | |
| July | 23,500 | 20,100 to 26,700 | |
| August | 21,400 | 18,200 to 25,600 | |
| September | 10,950 | 9,050 to 14,750 | |
| October | 4,190 | 2,660 to 5,370 | |
| November | 1,520 | 969 to 1,965 | |
| December | 845 | 700 to 1,100 |
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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Knik R near Palmer AK (site 15281000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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