Station Name: SALMON R AT GUSTAVUS AK
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 98 feet

Nearest Address:
Gustavus, AK 99826
Unorganized Borough County

GPS Coordinates: 58.44465728, -135.7418302

Nearby Water Temperatures

Hydrologic Outlook issued January 6 at 12:55PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Tue January 6, 2026, 12:55 PM
Expires: Wed January 7, 2026, 3:00 PM

ESFAJK Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, White Pass, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Tenakee Springs, Elfin Cove, Pelican, and Juneau

Hydrologic Outlook issued January 6 at 12:50PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK

Effective: Tue January 6, 2026, 12:50 PM
Expires: Wed January 7, 2026, 2:00 PM

ESFAJK Off and on showers will continue through mid week. The next organized system will push an atmospheric river into the panhandle late Thursday night through Friday. This system will bringing rounds of moderate to heavy rain for communities along and south of a line from Sitka to Angoon to Petersburg. Current forecast rainfall amounts are around 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts approaching 5 inches at higher terrain. This rainfall in combination with rapidly rising freezing levels around 3000 to 5000ft will lead to localized flooding concerns like rapid river rises on small streams, ponding on road ways and poor drainage due to snow blocking drains. Any existing snowpack will become more dense and hard to move. Preparations should begin for an expected rain on snow event going into the weekend. Including the cities of Sitka, Angoon, Petersburg, Kake, Port Alexander, Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, Thorne Bay, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Hyder, and Metlakatla