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  Ice Jam Database Summary Listing
Koyukuk River at Koyukuk, AK 19030405 62-54-37 155-37-44 Kuskokwim at Mcgrath, AK 19030502 60-54-30 161-24-45 Kuskokwim River at Akiachak, AK 19030502 60-54-30 161-25-40 Kuskokwim River at Akiachak, AK 19030502 60-54-30 161-25-45 Kuskokwim River at Akiachak, AK 19030502 60-55- ?
Kuskokwim River at Akiak, AK 19030501 61-33-55 159-45-35 Kuskokwim River at Aniak, AK 19030501 61-34-40 159-31-45 Kuskokwim River at Aniak, AK 19030502 61-35-55 159-39-39 Kuskokwim River at Aniak, AK 19030405 63-01- ?
Yukon River at Emmonak, AK 19040805 62-30-16 164-30-00 Yukon River at Emmonak, AK 19040805 62-44-02 164-31-03 Yukon River at Emmonak, AK 19040805 62-46-35 164-31-40 Yukon River at Emmonak, AK 19040705 64-39- ?
www.crrel.usace.army.mil /ierd/ijdb/summaries/huc.html   (3171 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The middle Koyukuk River basin (here termed the Koyukuk basin) is drained by the southwest-flowing Koyukuk River, which issues from the basin through a narrow bedrock gorge at the west margin of the map area.
The Kanuti River and its tributaries, which form an extensive drainage network south of the Koyukuk basin, follow a general course westward around the basin and enter the Koyukuk River at the west margin of the map.
The Koyukuk basin glacial sequence consists of five advances that are named (from oldest to youngest) the Gunsight Mountain, Anaktuvuk River, Sagavanirktok River (main and late phases), and the Itkillik glaciations (Hamilton, 1989) from type localities along the north flank of the Brooks Range.
geopubs.wr.usgs.gov /map-mf/mf2409/btpamph.txt   (5160 words)

  
 Alaska Division of Community Advocacy
Koyukuk is located on the Yukon River near the mouth of the Koyukuk River, 30 miles west of Galena and 290 air miles west of Fairbanks.
There were 12 summer fish camps located on the Yukon River between the Koyukuk River and the Nowitna River.
The population of Koyukuk at this time was approximately 150.
www.dced.state.ak.us /dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Koyukuk&Data_Type=Overview   (598 words)

  
 Koyukuk River Tribal Task Force on Moose Management v. Rue (2/7/2003) sp-5662
The Task Force contends that its lawsuit was designed to "reduce the harvest pressure on the Koyukuk River Moose population, which all parties admit is an important food resource for subsistence and non-subsistence hunters in Alaska," and sought to enforce state statutes and the state constitution.
In its complaint, the Task Force described itself and its purpose as follows: The Koyukuk River Tribal Task Force on Moose Management is a coalition of village councils for the villages of Allakaket, Alatna, Evansville, Hughes, Huslia, Wiseman, and Koyukuk, which are located along the Koyukuk River in the Interior of Alaska.
Similarly, in its decision on the merits the superior court found that "The Koyukuk River Tribal Task Force on Moose Management is a coalition of the village councils for Allakaket, Alatna, Evansville, Hughes, Huslia, Wiseman, and Koyukuk." But no affidavit was submitted by the Task Force describing its membership.
www.touchngo.com /sp/html/sp-5662.htm   (1501 words)

  
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The west-flowing Kobuk River and the southeast-flowing Alatna River drain the northern part of the quadrangle, whereas drainages farther south are dominated by the southwest-flowing Koyukuk River and its tributaries.
Although permafrost is generally present, it may be absent beneath reaches of the Koyukuk River that remain unfrozen in winter and perhaps beneath steep south-facing slopes in uplands near the south margin of the map area (Swanson, 1996).
Drift of Sagavanirktok River age generally cannot be differentiated into older and younger components on the Hughes quadrangle, but a separate younger advance is recognized locally by drift and outwash (units sd2 and so2) near the northwest corner of the map area and in the Helpmejack Hills.
geopubs.wr.usgs.gov /map-mf/mf2408/hupamph.txt   (6092 words)

  
 Preliminary Study of the Western Gwich'in Bands - By Adeline Raboff
The epidemic was at its height on the Koyukuk River in 1839.
Gwich'in were in control of the Koyukuk River from the area north of the Kateel River to its headwaters and the area just north of Walker Lake.
Such as the Juunjik River that is at the headwaters of the East Fork of the Chandalar River.
www.ankn.uaf.edu /prelim.html   (8203 words)

  
 Fishing Alaska's Dalton Highway For Pike, Grayling, Arctic Char, Dolly Varden, Sheefish and Burbot
Chinook and chum salmon, northern pike, sheefish, Arctic grayling, whitefish, and burbot are all present in the river.
No crossings of the Sagavanirktok River are made by the Dalton Highway, although the river parallels the road for about 100 miles as it flows north to Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean.
Fishing success in the river is limited to those periods when the adults are making their spawning migration in late summer.
www.alaskaoutdoorjournal.com /Fishing/daltonfisheries2.html   (2954 words)

  
 Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
The 3.5 million-acre Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge lies within the floodplain of the Koyukuk River, in a basin that extends from the Yukon River to the Purcell Mountains and the foothills of the Brooks Range.
The 3.5 million acre Koyukuk Refuge encompasses the flood plain of the lower Koyukuk River, a broad basin surrounded by rolling, low mountains.
When traveling along the rivers please be respectful of the numerous cabins and fish camps that usually mark private inholdings.
www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=75615   (1099 words)

  
 Iditarod - Trail Information - Northern Route (Even Years) - Checkpoint Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Ten miles later it passes the mouth of the Koyukuk River, a major tributary, flowing in from the north, with the village of Koyukuk on the northwest bank.
The village of Koyukuk is on the northwest side of the Yukon at the mouth of the Koyukuk.
Past Koyukuk the river runs west for five miles, heading directly for a thousand-foot ridge dead ahead, then makes a 90-degree left turn to the south to run along the base of the ridge.
www.iditarod.com /trailinfo/checkpoint.php?id=42   (1079 words)

  
 Sourdough Outfitters - Canoeing & Rafting - Wilderness adventure in Alaska's Brooks Range   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Wild River is a small, exceptionally clear river that flows south out of the rugged mountains of its headwaters and into the broad Koyukuk Valley entering the Koyukuk River a few miles up-stream from Bettles.
The river's valley is home to a large variety of bird life such as Canada geese, arctic and red throated loons, red breasted mergansers, peregrine falcons, gyrfalcon, and gulls.
The North Fork of the Koyukuk, Middle Fork of the Koyukuk, Wild River and John River have take-ins 50 to 60 miles north of Bettles.
www.sourdoughoutfitters.com /canoe_and_rafting.html   (1350 words)

  
 Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge - Travel and Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The 3.5 million-acre Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge lies within the flood plain of the Koyukuk River, in a basin that extends from the Yukon River to the Purcell Mountains, which are foothills of the Brooks Range.
In the Koyukuk's wetlands, breeding waterfowl feast upon water plants and abundant protein-rich invertebrates.
The Koyukuk and Northern Innoko Refuges are part of the vast roadless region that makes up much of northern and western Alaska.
greennature.com /travel/visit1461.html   (552 words)

  
 ADF&G—Koyukuk River Moose Management Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Protect, maintain, and enhance Koyukuk River drainage moose populations and habitats in concert with other components of the ecosystem and provide for fair and equitable human uses of the moose resource.
The Koyukuk River Moose Management Plan (KRMMP) was developed through the cooperative efforts of the the Koyukuk River Moose Hunters' Working Group (KMWG or “Working Group”), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFandG or "Department"), and other agencies.
The plan identifies the need to monitor harvest levels in the upper Koyukuk River and middle Yukon River area to be sure excess harvest does not develop from displacement of hunters from within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area (CUA) or other reasons.
www.wildlife.alaska.gov /management/planning/koyplan.cfm   (988 words)

  
 Park Information - Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Koyukuk Refuge's Three-Day Slough area, part of the 400,000 acre Koyukuk Wilderness, has some of the most productive moose habitat in Alaska.
The Koyukuk River is a major tributary of the Yukon River, and some visitors, mostly moose hunters, use the river to enter the refuge by boat.
The Koyukuk River mouth is approximately 312 miles downriver from Dalton Highway Bridge of the Yukon River or the Tanana River Bridge at Nenana.
www.packyourgear.com /parkinfo.aspx?id=1461   (519 words)

  
 GAAR: Gaunt Beauty -- Chapter 3
Blessed with river transport to bring tools and supplies, a tight community of knowledgeable men thus came together on the far margin of the Yukon gold fields.
They would flood on down the river into Alaska, which "...is without any semblance of law, civil or military." To avert anarchy, Ray urged that military posts be established at the mouth of Mission Creek (where overflow miners were already building Eagle City), at the mouth of the Tanana, and at St. Michael.
Sprinkled thinly through the few hundreds who got to the upper rivers and creeks were some tough, competent cases who went about their prospecting and mining with high energy and spirits, taking the cold and darkness and difficulty in stride.
www.nps.gov /gaar/Expanded/key_values/cultural_resources/gaunt_beauty/chapter3.htm   (5231 words)

  
 An Expensive Lesson
The Koyukuk is located 200 miles north of Fairbanks, and 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
This river is well known as a gold producer and records show that it has consistently produced some of the largest and most beautiful nuggets in the state.
The next morning the river looked ugly, it had stopped raining but you could see the river was still rising.
www.marciesalaskaweb.com /webdesign/an_expensive_lesson.htm   (1861 words)

  
 Articles - Yukon River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The generally accepted source of the Yukon River is the Llewellyn Glacier at the southern end of Atlin Lake in British Columbia.
The upper end of the Yukon river was originally known as the Lewes River until it was established that it actually was the Yukon.
A car ferry crosses the River in summer months in Dawson City; it is replaced by an ice bridge over the frozen river during the winter.
www.foreverd.com /articles/Yukon_River   (420 words)

  
 Untitled Document
While on the river, we trace the history of the gold rush, the hunters and the trappers who have haunted this land for generations.
This river system is so undisturbed by human activity, that it is one of the few biosphere reserves used as a benchmark for measuring global ecological change.
The Ivishak River is north of the continental divide and flows to the polar sea.
www.paratours.net /NAGS.htm   (3141 words)

  
 Research & Science - Reports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Management implications/justification: Thousands of whitefish are harvested each year in the subsistence fishery in the upper Koyukuk River, but information about population levels, life history, migrations, and critical habitats of these species is unknown.
For Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge to provide continued opportunity for subsistence uses of these resources in the upper Koyukuk River, an understanding of whitefish behavior and their needs is essential.
Movement in the Kuskokwim River during mid summer and fall will be monitored through the use of fixed radio receivers, and aerial surveys.
www.r7.fws.gov /science/project/whitefish.htm   (1495 words)

  
 Gates of the Arctic National Park, Noatak River canoe & kayak trips, Arrigetch Peaks backpack
En route we hike along the Koyukuk under the imposing profile of Mt. Doonerak and through Marshall's gateway to the Arctic.
The Noatak River meanders through an expansive tundra valley, carved by glaciers through the mountains of the Brooks Range.
Springing from the slopes of Mt. Igikpak, the Noatak is the largest river system in the United States unaltered by man. Illuminated by golden arctic light, migrating bands of caribou ford the river and cross the valley on their journey to southern wintering grounds.
www.abecalaska.com /gates.html   (618 words)

  
 Alaskan Backpacking Trips with Isuma Guideworks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
To get a really comprehensive understanding of a river, what better way than to walk the headwaters that birth it, and then let it carry you in its embrace.
If you want the once in a lifetime opportunity to see thousands, possibly tens of thousands of caribou in their ancient homeland, this 8-day backpack is the trip for you.
After some pretrip scouting by your guide, we'll be dropped off on the gravel bar of the river giving us the best possible access to viewing the Porcupine herd as they finish their spring migration and the cows begin to calve.
www.isumaguideworks.com /backpacking.html   (940 words)

  
 Koyukuk, Alaska (Cities)
Koyukuk lies on the Yukon River near the mouth of the Koyukuk River.
The town is adjacent to the Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge and the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge.
Koyukuk Airport provides year-round transportation for residents and visitors of Koyukuk.
www.ohwy.com /usa/alaska/koyukuk   (63 words)

  
 Brooks Range --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
It is separated from the Alaska Range (south) by the plains and tablelands of the Yukon and Porcupine river systems.
Except for the east-flowing upper portion of the Colville River, most drainage is northward.
The Alaska Range–Aleutian Islands province is a northern extension of the Pacific Coast Ranges; Cook Inlet and the Copper River lowland are northern extensions of the Puget Sound–Willamette Valley area; and to the north is an extension of the Cascades.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9273364   (881 words)

  
 Doctor, father tell of struggle for life beneath Koyukuk River ice(Talk about lucky!)
The pair survived the icy river plunge, only to be stranded for five days in the wilderness without food or supplies.
The plan was to be dropped off at the north fork of the Koyukuk, about 200 miles northwest of Fairbanks in Alaska's Interior.
There it was, upside down at the far side of the river, surrounded by icy patches and a raging current.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/929057/posts   (1235 words)

  
 Sourdough Outfitters - Back packing and float trips - Wilderness adventure in Alaska's Brooks Range   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The river meanders slowly through the Endicott Mountains, the Help-Me-Jack and Alatna Hills, and finally enters the lowlands of the Koyukuk River.
Explore the headwaters of the North Fork of the Koyukuk River.
Both rivers' sources are located in the rugged mountains that make up the Arrigetch Peaks and Mount Igikpak, the tallest peak, at 8,510 feet (2,612 m), in the Gates of the Arctic National Park.
www.sourdoughoutfitters.com /backpackingAndFloat.html   (917 words)

  
 Koyukuk River Float - The Alaska hunting forum
Koyukuk River Float - The Alaska hunting forum
I was just wondering if anyone out there had ever floated the Koyukuk between Allakaket and Hughes.
I'm doing a little long range planning for a hunt next September just in case I don't get lucky on the Koyukuk moose drawing.
www.outdoorsdirectory.com /akforum/akhunting_message.php?id=10175   (58 words)

  
 Koyukuk River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The North Fork rises in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
Categories: U.S. National Wild and Scenic Rivers
This page was last modified 05:21, 26 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koyukuk_River   (313 words)

  
 Koyukuk River floods in Alaska
In the days when today's elders were youngsters, the front-page late summer flood wouldn't have had the power to devastate entire Native communities.
The Koyukuk River, toward the end of the summer of 1994, floated away large chunks of three villages.
The flood along the Koyukuk is a part of history now.
www.ptialaska.net /~rcoghill/flood.html   (769 words)

  
 Bering Sea.com: Communities: Koyukuk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
A federally recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Koyukuk Native Village.
There is one school located in the community, attended by 22 students.
City - City of Koyukuk, P.O. Box 49, Koyukuk, AK 99754, Phone 907-927-2215, Fax 907-927-2215, E-mail: citykoyukuk@hotmail.com
www.beringsea.com /communities/index.php?community=202   (755 words)

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