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Mineral Creek near Valdez water level

River gauge, Mineral Creek, Alaska, United States

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Water level

28.33ft Up 0.36 ft over the last 24 hours

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History

History
28.028.5ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 2128.028.5ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 21
Water level

What this means

The U.S. Geological Survey has Mineral Creek near Valdez at 28.33 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It is on the way up, by 0.36 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 27.73 ft – 28.60 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.11 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Paddling and fishing conditions

Compare today with the chart before you go; local outfitters often know which stage suits their stretch.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.39 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 42° 30° 0.51 in, 100% Wind 3 mph
18 Sun 38° 26° – Wind 3 mph
19 Mon 39° 35° 1.81 in, 100% Wind 4 mph
20 Tue 42° 36° 2.43 in, 92% Wind 9 mph
21 Wed 39° 26° 0.19 in, 77% Wind 3 mph
22 Thu 32° 21° – Wind 4 mph
23 Fri 34° 16° 0.01 in, 36% Wind 3 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:44 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 9 hr, 33 min Waxing gibbous 73%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Valdez Glacier River at Valdez Glacier Lake near ValdezRiver gauge, Valdez Glacier River 749 cfs Normal +164 cfs 6 mi
Robe River near ValdezRiver gauge, Robe River 32.88 ft No reference yet +0.40 ft 7 mi
Lowe River above Horsetail Falls near ValdezRiver gauge, Lowe River 4.28 ft Below flood stage +0.46 ft 16 mi
Lowe River at Rudleston Falls near ValdezRiver gauge, Lowe River 374.52 ft No reference yet +0.15 ft 16 mi
Wf Olsen Bay Creek near CordovaRiver gauge, Wf Olsen Bay Creek 113 cfs Very high +51.7 cfs 27 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Mineral Creek near Valdez today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:45 PM AKDT, the water level was 28.33 ft. Up 0.36 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Mineral Creek near Valdez rising or falling?

Up 0.36 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 0.11 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mineral Creek near Valdez normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
U.S. Geological Survey
Station code
usgs:15227500 (Agency page)
Coordinates
61.14116, -146.36380 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
NAVD88
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 28.33 ft 2026-10-21 01:45 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Creek near Valdez (usgs:15227500). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/alaska/mineral-creek-near-valdez

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.