Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika water level

Name: Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Fish Creek, Alaska, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

1,025.02ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:30 PM AKDT (36 min ago)

Water level: 25.02 ft

History

7 days

Surface elevation

What this means

Nothing unusual at Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika right now: the lake level of 1,025.02 ft is in the normal range for mid-October.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1,025.01 ft and 1,025.03 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Swimming and boating at Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.22 in.

20 Tue 31° 24° 0.20 in, 96% Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 24° 20° 0.04 in, 79% Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 23° 15° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 24° 11° – Wind 4 mph

24 Sat 32° 15° – Wind 3 mph

25 Sun 33° 23° 0.00 in, 22% Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 36° 28° 0.09 in, 63% Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:59 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 9 hr, 11 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Chena River near FairbanksRiver gauge, Lake Chena River	13.63 ft	Below flood stage	+0.09 ft	9 mi
Chena River below Moose C DamRiver gauge, Chena River	17.51 ft	Below flood stage	−0.17 ft	14 mi
Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two RiversRiver gauge, Chena River	11.42 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	15 mi
Chena River at FairbanksRiver gauge, Chena River	2.15 ft	Below flood stage	−0.12 ft	19 mi
Tanana River at FairbanksRiver gauge, Tanana River	18.03 ft	No reference yet	−0.26 ft	24 mi
Chena River near Two RiversRiver gauge, Chena River	16.25 ft	Below flood stage	+0.08 ft	26 mi
Salcha River near SalchaketRiver gauge, Salcha River	6.88 ft	Below flood stage	−0.18 ft	38 mi
Goldstream Creek below Alabam Creek near LivengoodRiver gauge, Goldstream Creek	45.53 ft	No reference yet	+0.01 ft	52 mi

Questions and answers

Is Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika really 1,025.02 ft deep?

No. 1,025.02 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:30 PM AKDT, the surface elevation was 1,025.02 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:15502000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 65.00972, -147.19833 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: local
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	1,025.02 ft	2026-10-20 20:30	Provisional
Water level	25.02 ft	2026-10-20 20:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Fish Creek below Solo Creek near Chatanika (usgs:15502000). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/alaska/fish-creek-below-solo-creek-near-chatanika

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.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer