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Gulkana River at Paxson Lake Outlet Stage (ft)Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 2:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 5:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 8:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 4:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 7:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 2:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.49 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.55 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.57 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.6 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.62 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.62 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.62 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.63 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.62 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.65 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.65 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.65 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.65 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.65 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.65 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.67 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.66 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.67 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.67 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.67 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.73 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.73 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 2.75 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 2.75 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2024Highest Observation: 2.77 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 2.76 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2024Highest Observation: 2.77 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2024USDI Bureau of Land ManagementGPOA2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:32AM May 18, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.77 ft at 7:00 AM AKDT 18-May-2024.
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Gulkana River at Paxson Lake Outlet are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.

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Historic Crests
(1) 5.42 ft on 06/03/2013 (P)
(2) 4.23 ft on 05/17/2015 (P)
(3) 4.04 ft on 05/24/2017 (P)
(4) 3.52 ft on 07/03/2014 (P)
(5) 3.42 ft on 06/02/2021 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 3.42 ft on 06/02/2021 (P)
(2) 4.04 ft on 05/24/2017 (P)
(3) 3.13 ft on 10/02/2015 (P)
(4) 4.23 ft on 05/17/2015 (P)
(5) 3.52 ft on 07/03/2014 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Latitude: 62.858333° N, Longitude: 145.616667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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