The Situk River is a freestone river in Alaska, listed as Steelhead / salmon water by Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish lists 1 species.
Forest Service river rangers kayaking down the Situk River near Yakutat, Alaska, in September 2018 (USDA Forest Service). Photo: Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Situk River is a freestone river in Alaska.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Situk River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Situk River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Situk River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lost RiverThe Chitina River below the Nizina and Chakina confluences, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (National Park Service). Photo: National Park Service, Alaska Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lost River.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout, salmon & steelhead.
On the ADF&G Southeast sport fishing regulations, Yakutat: water-specific salmon season or bag limit list (Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, read 2026-10-23). All waters with this designation
On the ADF&G Southeast sport fishing regulations, Yakutat: unbaited artificial lures or flies only (all or part of the year) list (Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, read 2026-10-23). All waters with this designation
Measured from the National Hydrography Dataset (large scale) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
1 of 25.8 mi on public land
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Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
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The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), illustration by Timothy Knepp for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
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A wade-fishing checklist for big western trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.
9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge SITUK R NR YAKUTAT AK. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally
At SITUK R NR YAKUTAT AK (USGS 15129500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 15129500 · NWS SRYA2
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 2:30 PM AKST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 3:45 PM AKDT to Nov 5, 2:30 PM AKST; ranging 254 to 514 ft³/s; latest 414 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 41.9 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM AKST | 417 | 66.3 | 41.7 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM AKST | 417 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.4 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM AKST | 428 | 66.3 | 41.4 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM AKST | 424 | 66.3 | 41.4 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM AKST | 410 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM AKST | 400 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM AKST | 390 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM AKST | 384 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM AKST | 384 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM AKST | 380 | 66.2 | 41.9 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM AKST | 384 | 66.2 | 41.9 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM AKST | 380 | 66.2 | 41.9 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 42.1 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 42.1 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41.9 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41.9 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM AKST | 390 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM AKST | 390 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM AKST | 400 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM AKST | 404 | 66.2 | 41.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM AKST | 407 | 66.2 | 41.4 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM AKST | 410 | 66.2 | 41.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM AKST | 410 | 66.2 | 41.4 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 41.4 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM AKST | 428 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM AKST | 424 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM AKST | 424 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM AKST | 417 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM AKST | 404 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM AKST | 390 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM AKST | 390 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41.7 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM AKST | 390 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM AKST | 390 | 66.2 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM AKST | 397 | 66.2 | 41.4 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM AKST | 394 | 66.2 | 41.2 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM AKST | 397 | 66.2 | 41 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM AKST | 400 | 66.2 | 40.8 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM AKST | 400 | 66.2 | 40.8 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM AKST | 400 | 66.2 | 40.8 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM AKST | 407 | 66.2 | 40.6 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM AKST | 407 | 66.2 | 40.6 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM AKST | 407 | 66.2 | 40.6 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM AKST | 410 | 66.2 | 40.6 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 40.6 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM AKST | 417 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM AKST | 424 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM AKST | 424 | 66.3 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM AKST | 431 | 66.3 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM AKST | 435 | 66.3 | 41.2 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM AKST | 431 | 66.3 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM AKST | 438 | 66.3 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM AKST | 435 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM AKST | 438 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM AKST | 438 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM AKST | 442 | 66.3 | 41.5 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM AKST | 435 | 66.3 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM AKST | 442 | 66.3 | 41.2 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM AKST | 435 | 66.3 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM AKST | 442 | 66.3 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM AKST | 438 | 66.3 | 40.6 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM AKST | 438 | 66.3 | 40.6 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM AKST | 442 | 66.3 | 40.6 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM AKST | 438 | 66.3 | 40.6 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM AKST | 428 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM AKST | 421 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM AKST | 407 | 66.2 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM AKST | 394 | 66.2 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM AKST | 380 | 66.2 | 41.2 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM AKST | 374 | 66.1 | 41.2 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM AKST | 370 | 66.1 | 41.2 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM AKST | 370 | 66.1 | 41.4 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM AKST | 367 | 66.1 | 41.4 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM AKST | 374 | 66.1 | 41.4 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM AKST | 377 | 66.1 | 41.4 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM AKST | 377 | 66.1 | 41.5 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41.4 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM AKST | 384 | 66.2 | 41.2 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM AKST | 387 | 66.2 | 41 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM AKST | 394 | 66.2 | 40.5 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM AKST | 394 | 66.2 | 40.1 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM AKST | 397 | 66.2 | 39.9 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM AKST | 404 | 66.2 | 39.7 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM AKST | 404 | 66.2 | 39.7 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM AKST | 414 | 66.3 | 39.9 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM AKST | 417 | 66.3 | 40.1 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM AKST | 428 | 66.3 | 40.1 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM AKST | 431 | 66.3 | 40.3 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM AKST | 442 | 66.3 | 40.5 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM AKST | 438 | 66.3 | 40.6 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM AKST | 445 | 66.3 | 40.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM AKST | 459 | 66.4 | 40.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM AKDT | 463 | 66.4 | 40.8 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM AKDT | 474 | 66.4 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM AKDT | 481 | 66.4 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM AKDT | 488 | 66.5 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM AKDT | 499 | 66.5 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM AKDT | 492 | 66.5 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM AKDT | 496 | 66.5 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM AKDT | 503 | 66.5 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | 514 | 66.5 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM AKDT | 511 | 66.5 | 40.6 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM AKDT | 507 | 66.5 | 40.5 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM AKDT | 507 | 66.5 | 40.3 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM AKDT | 488 | 66.5 | 40.3 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM AKDT | 485 | 66.5 | 40.1 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM AKDT | 466 | 66.4 | 40.1 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM AKDT | 438 | 66.3 | 40.1 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM AKDT | 414 | 66.3 | 40.1 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM AKDT | 400 | 66.2 | 40.3 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM AKDT | 390 | 66.2 | 40.3 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM AKDT | 374 | 66.1 | 40.5 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM AKDT | 361 | 66.1 | 40.6 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM AKDT | 336 | 66 | 40.8 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM AKDT | 320 | 66 | 41 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM AKDT | 299 | 65.9 | 41.2 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM AKDT | 285 | 65.8 | 41.2 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM AKDT | 273 | 65.8 | 41.2 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM AKDT | 265 | 65.8 | 41.2 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM AKDT | 257 | 65.7 | 41.2 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM AKDT | 254 | 65.7 | 41.2 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM AKDT | 259 | 65.8 | 41.2 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM AKDT | 257 | 65.7 | 41.2 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM AKDT | 259 | 65.8 | 41.2 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM AKDT | 257 | 65.7 | 41 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM AKDT | 257 | 65.7 | 41 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM AKDT | 262 | 65.8 | 40.8 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM AKDT | 259 | 65.8 | 40.6 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM AKDT | 262 | 65.8 | 40.5 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM AKDT | 262 | 65.8 | 40.1 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM AKDT | 265 | 65.8 | 39.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM AKDT | 265 | 65.8 | 39.7 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM AKDT | 268 | 65.8 | 39.6 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM AKDT | 268 | 65.8 | 39.4 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM AKDT | 265 | 65.8 | 39.4 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM AKDT | 268 | 65.8 | 39.2 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM AKDT | 268 | 65.8 | 39 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM AKDT | 270 | 65.8 | 39 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM AKDT | 273 | 65.8 | 39.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM AKDT | 273 | 65.8 | 39.2 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM AKDT | 276 | 65.8 | 39.4 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM AKDT | 276 | 65.8 | 39.6 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM AKDT | 279 | 65.8 | 39.7 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM AKDT | 279 | 65.8 | 39.7 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM AKDT | 282 | 65.8 | 39.9 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM AKDT | 282 | 65.8 | 40.1 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM AKDT | 282 | 65.8 | 40.1 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM AKDT | 285 | 65.8 | 40.3 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM AKDT | 291 | 65.9 | 40.3 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM AKDT | 288 | 65.9 | 40.1 |
| Oct 29, 3:45 PM AKDT | 288 | 65.9 | 39.9 |
Normal for Nov 5: 215–460 ft³/s (middle half of 38 years of record). Now: 414 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 414 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 38 years of record (1989–2026): 10th 199, 25th 215, median 316, 75th 460, 90th 547 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 120 ft³/s, highest 730 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+7% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 66.3 ft stage, 372 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:30 PM AKST (NWS gauge SRYA2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Federal guidance. Alaska Department of Fish and Game publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Alaska rule:
Under the federal 68°F line. Water 41.9°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 42.1°F. That is under the 68°F at which the National Park Service, at Grand Teton National Park, recommends anglers stop fishing in the afternoon (“cease fishing at 2 p.m. when water temperatures are likely to exceed 68°F”). Water warms through the afternoon, so check again later in the day: “Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature.”
High water temperatures prompt fishing advisory in Grand Teton National Park (29 July 2022) (National Park Service)Species the agency lists for Situk River: Coho salmon.
Source: ADF&G Southeast sport fishing regulations, Yakutat: unbaited artificial lures or flies only (all or part of the year) (Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish).
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Cold water. Water 41.9°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 3:37 PM AKST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lost RiverThe Chitina River below the Nizina and Chakina confluences, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (National Park Service). Photo: National Park Service, Alaska Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lost River.
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