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3-Glacier Runoff Summary

**PROVISIONAL DATA--SUBJECT TO REVIEW**

Runoff Graphs 

 

Data table:

  South Cascade Glacier Wolverine Glacier Gulkana Glacier
  South Fork Cascade River Wolverine Creek Phelan Creek
    USGS station 15276900 USGS station 15478038
YEAR Annual Runoff
(meters)
Annual Runoff
(meters)
Annual Runoff
(meters)
1962 3.41    
1963 3.95    
1964 3.64    
1965 3.39    
1966 3.25    
1967 3.83 4.48 2.36
1968 3.95 3.13 1.87
1969 3.94 2.65 1.80
1970 3.71 2.43 1.32
1971 3.64 2.50 2.05
1972 3.89 3.32 2.52
1973 3.47 2.54 1.21
1974 3.77 3.90 2.12
1975 3.49 2.82 1.64
1976 4.32 3.43 2.58
1977 4.34 3.60 2.16
1978 3.98 3.12 1.88
1979 4.56    
1980 4.45    
1981 4.45 3.98  
1982      
1983 3.76    
1984 3.15    
1985      
1986 3.87    
1987 4.30    
1988 3.98    
1989      
1990 4.97   2.28
1991 5.00   1.45
1992 3.88   1.23
1993 3.79   1.99
1994 4.05   1.93
1995 3.70   2.05
1996     1.50
1997 4.76   2.54
1998 3.92   2.34
1999 3.70   1.93
2000     1.62
2001   3.68 1.85
2002   3.06 2.07
2003   4.61 2.02
2004 5.31 3.93
2005   4.94 2.72
2006    3.80  2.03 
2007    3.40  2.87 
       
Average  3.9  3.5  1.9
StdDev  0.5  0.8  0.6
Max  5.0  5.3  3.9
Min  3.2  2.4  1.1
# of years  34  20  30

Note: A winter 2000 avalanche destroyed the South Fork Cascade River station. It has not been replaced.

Maintainer: Rod March
Last update: Friday, March 14, 2008 10:28 AM
URL: http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/bmg/3glacier_balance.htm