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About this river
McKinley Creek is a 32.8 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Mckinley Creek below Outlet of Mckinley Lake (site 08KH020). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1964 to 2026
McKinley Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 562 cfs, and lowest in September, at 41 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,783 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 58 | 42 to 73 |
| February | 52 | 41 to 67 |
| March | 54 | 43 to 70 |
| April | 155 | 94 to 241 |
| May | 562 | 438 to 759 |
| June | 434 | 330 to 593 |
| July | 172 | 111 to 305 |
| August | 59 | 33 to 95 |
| September | 41 | 22 to 82 |
| October | 56 | 32 to 104 |
| November | 92 | 57 to 142 |
| December | 67 | 49 to 95 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mckinley Creek below Outlet of Mckinley Lake (site 08KH020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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