000 SRAK49 PAFG 152040 RVAAFG AKZ221>226-- RIVER SUMMARY AND FORECAST FOR THE TANANA RIVER BASIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 15 2008 SITES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE: NONE NOTE THAT THIS IS THE LAST RIVER SUMMARYAND FORECAST FOR THE TANANA RIVER BASIN. ICE IS FORMING ON MUCH OF THE TANANA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AND GAGE DATA ARE BECOMING UNRELIABLEAS A RESULT. THIS PRODUCT WILL BEGIN AGAIN NEXT SPRING AFTER ICE BREAKUP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- | 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 6.5 6.9I 6.5I| 6.4 6.4 - | 13 14.0| | | | | |LITTLE CHENA RIVER AT | | | | MILE 12 BRIDGE 12.0 ICE ICE | 11.6 11.6 - | 25 25.0| | | | | |CHENA RIVER AT | | | | MILE 40 BRIDGE 15.0 14.9I ICE | 14.8 14.8 - | 20.0| | HUNTS CREEK 10.9 11.1I 10.7I| 10.7 10.7 10.7 | 17.2| | CHENA LAKES | 15.3 15.2 15.2 | 24 24.5| | FAIRBANKS 1.0 0.7 ICE | 0.6 0.5 0.5 | 11 12.0| | | | | |CHATANIKA RIVER AT | | | | STEESE HWY BRG 9.0 8.0 7.8 | 7.7 7.6 - | 12 12.0| | ELLIOTT HWY BRG 6.1 6.1 5.9 | 5.8 5.7 - | 11 13.0| | | | | |CHISANA RIVER AT | | | | NORTHWAY RD BRG | 5.5 5.5 - | 10 12.0| | | | | |NABESNA RIVER AT | | | | NORTHWAY VILLAGE | FLG FLG - | 25 26.5| | | | | |PHELAN CREEK NEAR | | | | BASE GULKANA GLC 7.8 7.8 7.8 | FLG - - | | | | | | |DELTA RIVER NEAR | | | | GARRETT CREEK | FLG - - | | | | | | |GOODPASTER RIVER | | | | NR BIG DELTA 15.3 15.3I 15.4I| 15.2 15.2 - | | | | | | |TANANA RIVER AT | | | | TANACROSS | FLG FLG - | 16 16.8| | BIG DELTA | FLG FLG - | 22 23.0| | FAIRBANKS 17.2 16.9 ICE | 16.7 16.6 - | 24 24.5| | DOCK AT NENANA 3.5 3.2 3.4 | 3.3 3.2 3.1 | 12 12.5| | MANLEY BRG | 2.4 2.4 2.3 | 12 13.5| | | | | |MARGUERITE CREEK | | | | NEAR HEALY 24.8 27.2 25.2I| - - - | | | | | | |EMMA CREEK | | | | NEAR HEALY 10.5 15.2 16.2I| - - - | | | | | | |NENANA RIVER AT | | | | USIBELLI RD BRG 8.4 | 8.3 - - | 14 16.0| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | |CHENA AND LITTLE CHENA RIVERS | |MEAN FLOW FORECAST...IN CFS... | |LOCATION TODAY THU FRI SAT | | LITTLE CHENA RIVER AT | | MILE 12 BRG 180 170 170 | | | | CHENA RIVER AT | | MILE 40 BRIDGE 400 390 370 | | HUNTS CREEK 640 620 610 590 | | CHENA LAKES 720 680 660 640 | | FAIRBANKS 1170 1100 1060 1030 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ACRHMDAK. THE NEXT RIVER FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED NEXT SPRING AFTER BREAKUP. $$ JHC