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Nuka River in Alaska

River11.4 mi
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Storm Mountain2.6 miMount Diablo3.1 mi2 mi

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Nuka River is an 11.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Upper Nuka R near Park Boundary near Homer AK (site 15238648). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1991 to 2025

Nuka River typically runs highest in June, at a median 6.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 512 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Upper Nuka R near Park Boundary near Homer AK, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.0
February0.00.0 to 0.0
March0.00.0 to 0.0
April0.00.0 to 0.0
May0.20.0 to 2.5
June6.01.3 to 16
July2.90.7 to 9.1
August1.90.6 to 8.6
September1.80.7 to 7.1
October1.00.4 to 2.7
November0.30.0 to 1.2
December0.00.0 to 0.1

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Upper Nuka R near Park Boundary near Homer AK (site 15238648). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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