The gauge is located downstream of the confluence with the Tatshenshini River and near the take-out. There is an Alsek above Bates River gauge maintained by the Water Survey of Canada's waterweb. It's not a real-time station, but data are routinely uploaded and you can view past discharge data (be sure to select discharge as the parameter type; to convert to cfs multiply by 35.7). For all practical purposes then this gauge can simply tell you what the flow was once you return home; Embick notes that if you multiply the value on this gauge by 1.5 it will give you the approximate discharge for Turnback Canyon.
ALSEK R NR YAKUTAT [ AK ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Alsek— Haines Junction to Dry Bay | III+(V+) | ice? cfs | 12/4 11:30 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 5167 |
| USGS Station: | 15129000 |
| HUC: | 19010401 |
| Latitude: | 59.3950 |
| Longitude: | -138.0819 |
| Class: | -1 |
