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Valdez Glacier Stream in Alaska

River5.5 mi

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Around Valdez Glacier Stream

1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Valdez Glacier Stream is a 5.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Valdez Glacier R at Valdez Glacier LK near Valdez AK (site 15227090). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2016 to 2025

Valdez Glacier Stream typically runs highest in July, at a median 3,840 cfs, and lowest in February, at 27 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,100 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Valdez Glacier R at Valdez Glacier LK near Valdez AK, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2921 to 59
February2715 to 59
March2915 to 60
April6658 to 104
May294232 to 463
June2,6451,870 to 3,030
July3,8403,260 to 4,710
August3,7403,000 to 4,810
September1,8351,420 to 2,685
October329167 to 808
November10480 to 197
December5235 to 101

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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Valdez Glacier R at Valdez Glacier LK near Valdez AK (site 15227090). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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