Lower Susitna River HUC8 19020505
A 9,157 km² sub-basin of the Alaska region in AK. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
80
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
113%
p61 of record
Water assets
4,048
114 springs · 930 wells
USGS gauges (3)
- WILLOW C NR WILLOW AK15294005341 cfsp54 · normal
- L SUSITNA R NR PALMER AK15290000142 cfsp69 · normal
- KASHWITNA R NR WILLOW AK15293200891 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p61 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p59 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p61 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p64 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p60 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p63 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p69 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p72 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p67 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p43 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p46 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p53 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p55 |
| 2026-10-06 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p58 |
Top water assets
- 65L Susitna R Nr Palmer Akriver
- 65Kashwitna R Nr Willow Akriver
- 65Caswell Lakes Road Embankmentreservoir
- 54Alaska Glacier 09319glacier
- 54Alaska Glacier 08676glacier
- 54Alaska Glacier 09289glacier
- 54Alaska Glacier 09098glacier
- 54Alaska Glacier 09249glacier
- 54Alaska Glacier 09083glacier
- 54Alaska Glacier 09079glacier