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Chatanika River at Elliot Hwy Bridge Stage (ft)USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBEAA2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:47PM Mar 28, 2024)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Chatanika River at Elliot Hwy Bridge are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.

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Upstream Gauge - at Steese Hwy Bridge Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 11.2
Action Stage: 10.6
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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11.2 Minor flood stage
10.6 Action stage.
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(1) Chatanika River looking upstream, Stage = 7.12 ft
(2) Chatanika River looking downstream, Stage = 7.12 ft
(3) Chatanika River looking downstream at Ice Jam, Stage = 16.62 ft
(4) Chatanika River looking downstream left bank after Ice Jam, Stage = 15.67 ft
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Latitude: 65.085278° N, Longitude: 147.721667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11.2 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 550 ft 563 ft  
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