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SRAK49 PAFG 171217
FAIRVAAFG
AKZ221>226--
                                  
RIVER SUMMARY AND FORECAST FOR THE TANANA RIVER BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1215 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012

SITES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE: NONE


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|              10AM OBSERVED STAGES |10AM FORECAST STAGES| B-F FLD|
|LOCATION        LST WK - YDA -TODAY|  THU    FRI   SAT  | STG STG|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|SALCHA RIVER AT                    |                    |        |
| RICH HWY BRG      7.0   6.6   6.6 |  6.5    6.4    -   | 13 15.0|
|                                   |                    |        |
|LITTLE CHENA RIVER AT              |                    |        |
| MILE 12 BRIDGE   12.1             | 11.8   11.8    -   | 21 21.0|
|                                   |                    |        |
|CHENA RIVER AT                     |                    |        |
| MILE 40 BRIDGE   15.6  15.2  15.2 | 15.1   15.1    -   | 20 22.0|
| HUNTS CREEK      11.4             | 10.9   10.9  10.9  |    17.2|
| CHENA LAKES      16.7  15.9  15.9 | 15.8   15.8  15.8  | 24 24.5|
| FAIRBANKS         1.4   0.7   0.6 |  0.5    0.5   0.5  | 11 12.0|
|                                   |                    |        |
|CHATANIKA RIVER AT                 |                    |        |
| STEESE HWY BRG    8.6   8.3   8.3 |  8.2    8.2    -   | 12 12.0|
| ELLIOTT HWY BRG                   |  6.0    6.0    -   | 11 13.0|
|                                   |                    |        |
|CHISANA RIVER AT                   |                    |        |
| NORTHWAY RD BRG                   |  5.1    5.1    -   | 10 12.5|
|                                   |                    |        |
|NABESNA RIVER                      |                    |        |
| NR NORTHWAY      20.4             |  FLG    FLG    -   |        |
| AT NORTHWAY                       | 13.1   12.8    -   | 25 26.5|
|                                   |                    |        |
|PHELAN CREEK NEAR                  |                    |        |
| BASE GULKANA GLC  7.6   7.5   7.4 |  FLG     -     -   |        |
|                                   |                    |        |
|GOODPASTER RIVER                   |                    |        |
| NR BIG DELTA     16.2  16.4  16.3 | 16.2   16.2    -   | 19  20 |
|                                   |                    |        |
|TANANA RIVER AT                    |                    |        |
| TETLIN                            |  FLG    FLG    -   |        |
| TANACROSS                         |  FLG    FLG    -   | 16 16.8|
| BIG DELTA        15.9  14.4  14.0 | 13.8   13.6    -   | 22 23.0|
| FAIRBANKS        18.4  17.3  17.1 | 17.0   16.9    -   | 24 24.5|
| DOCK AT NENANA    5.7   4.6   4.6 |  4.4    4.2   4.1  | 11 12.5|
| MANLEY BRG                        |  2.8    2.5   2.3  | 12 13.5|
|                                   |                    |        |
|NENANA RIVER AT                    |                    |        |
| USIBELLI RD BRG   9.8   8.7   8.7 |  8.6     -     -   |  9 14.0|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
|CHENA AND LITTLE CHENA RIVERS                                    |
|MEAN FLOW FORECAST...IN CFS...                                   |
|LOCATION             TODAY     THU     FRI     SAT               |
| LITTLE CHENA RIVER AT                                           |
|  MILE 12 BRG                  226     218     210               |
|                                                                 |
| CHENA RIVER AT                                                  |
|  MILE 40 BRIDGE       700     680     670     660               |
|  HUNTS CREEK                  850     840     830               |
|  CHENA LAKES         1060    1010    1000     990               |
|  FAIRBANKS           1090    1060    1050    1050               |
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NOTE...RIVER STAGES ARE IN FEET.
RSG--RISING TENDENCY   FLG--FALLING TENDENCY    STDY--LITTLE CHANGE
P--PROJECT CONTROLLED  B-F STG--BANKFULL STAGE  E--ESTIMATED
FLD STG--FLOOD STAGE   MSG--MISSING OR UNAVAILABLE DATA
I--ICE AFFECTED STAGE    
    
FOR A DISCUSSION ON HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS CONCERNING THESE
AREAS REFER TO PRODUCT ACRHMDACR. THE NEXT RIVER FORECAST WILL BE
ISSUED BY 1 PM THU OCT 18.
      
$$
JHC

         

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