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	Kuskokwim River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In southwest Alaska in emerges from the Kuskokwim Mountains in a vast lake-studded alluvial plain south of the Yukon River, surrounded by vast spruce forests.
		The discovery of gold along the upper river in 1898 led to the Placer Gold Rush in the early 20th century.
		The primary route of the Iditarod Trail crossed the upper river at McGrath.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kuskokwim_River (501 words)

	Aniak Village Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Central Yup'ik Eskimo village of Aniak is located on the south bank of the Kuskokwim River, at the head of Aniak Slough, 59 miles southwest of Russian Mission in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
		A levee was built along the Kuskokwim River and Aniak Slough on the east side of the city to protect against flooding.
		This river played a key role in the Placer Gold Rush of 1900-01, when prospectors from Nome rushed to the Kuskokwim River Delta after hearing of discoveries along the "Yellow River" - later identified as the Aniak River, because of the yellow tint from silt carried from headwater streams.
	www.cbna.info /village/aniak/aniak.html (2308 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D; Emergency Closures and ...
		Kuskokwim River Drainage The Federal Subsistence Board, ADFandG, and subsistence users are concerned that not enough chinook and chum salmon will be returning to the Kuskokwim River and its tributaries in 2001 to meet both spawning escapement objectives and subsistence needs.
		In Kuskokwim River drainage District 1, fishing for whitefish, suckers and other non-salmon species during closed salmon fishing periods continues to be allowed seven days per week with gillnets of 4 inches or less stretch mesh that are 60 feet or less in length.
		In Kuskokwim River drainage District 1 and 2, fishing for whitefish, suckers and other non-salmon species during closed salmon fishing periods continues to be allowed seven days per week with gillnets of 4 inches or less stretch mesh that are 60 feet or less in length.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/June/Day-25/i15811.htm (2719 words)

	ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
		The Nushagak River escapement of 458,000 sockeye salmon was 16.6% under its midrange objective of 550,000.
		Kuskokwim Area commercial salmon fisheries occur in the Kuskokwim River (Fishing Districts 1 and 2) and at Quinhagak (Fishing District 4) and Goodnews Bay (Fishing District 5) in Kuskokwim Bay.
		The lower Yukon River summer season commercial salmon fishery begins in early June and targets chinook and summer chum salmon; the lower Yukon River fall commercial salmon season commences in mid July and targets fall chum salmon stocks with significant incidental harvest of coho salmon.
	www.gov.state.ak.us /ltgov/bstf/attachmtB1.html (3124 words)

	Bill Text for HB 562 - 23rd Legislature
		Six of the 29 appointed members of the board shall be officers, directors, or employees of private 30 entities that have a physical presence within the area of operation of the authority.
		The 30 commissioner of administration may delegate the performance of the functions under 31 this chapter as they relate to the Interior Rivers Port Authority to the authority and set 01 the criteria and guidelines that shall be followed.
		Within one year from the first meeting of the 25 board of directors of the Interior Rivers Port Authority, the board shall prepare and publish a 26 development plan for promoting economic self-sufficiency in the region in which the 27 authority operates.
	www.legis.state.ak.us /basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0562B&session=23 (2858 words)

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		DATES: The Kuskokwim River drainage closure and the Yukon River drainage regulatory adjustment and closure are effective June 1, 2001, through July 30, 2001.
		These emergency closures and adjustments are necessary because of predictions of extremely weak returns of chinook and chum salmon in the Kuskokwim River drainage and of chinook and summer-run chum salmon in the Yukon River drainage.
		Kuskokwim River Drainage The Federal Subsistence Board, ADF&G, and subsistence users are concerned that not enough chinook and chum salmon will be returning to the Kuskokwim River and its tributaries in 2001 to meet spawning escapement objectives or subsistence needs.
	www.eswr.com /f061801.txt (2213 words)

	Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Napaskiak is situated at the lower confluence of the Tapernaq Slough and the Kuskokwim River.
		The Kuskokwim River, second largest in Alaska, is a major transportation route ten months of the year.
		Travelers are able to journey up and down the river via snowmobile or ATV from the middle of November through the middle of April most years.
	www.lksd.org /napaskiak/community.htm (626 words)

	160 Acres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		U.S. Survey No 9944 described as 160 acres is situated on the right bank of the Kuskokwim River, approximately 4 miles east of the village of Chuathbaluk, Alaska.
		The Kuskokwim River is a 540-mile long river, and is Alaska's fourth longest river.
		The river is a wide river, flowing slowly through mountains southwest to the broad coastal plain and Kuskokwim Bay.
	www.realtyalaska.com /guynes_160_acres.htm (334 words)

	Kuskokwim River Drainage - Sport Fish - ADF&G
		The Kuskokwim River is the second largest drainage in the state of Alaska.
		The glacially turbid mainstem is approximately 900 miles long, originating from the interior headwaters of the Kuskokwim Mountains and the shadows of the Alaska Range.
		Fishing in the Kuskokwim and Kuskokwim Bay is mostly a summer and fall activity.
	www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us /region3/areas/kusk/kushome.cfm (514 words)

	Tracking Royalty in the Kuskokwim River
		The river supports five species of Pacific salmon, one of the largest subsistence fisheries in the state, commercial fisheries, and a sport fishery.
		The estimate of abundance for king salmon in the Kuskokwim River above the confluence of the Aniak River between 2002 and 2004 was 100,733, 103,161, and 146,839, respectively.
		Since the salmon are not feeding on their long journey to the various tributaries of the Kuskokwim River drainage, this is a fast way to tag fish and get them quickly on their way.
	www.wildlife.alaska.gov /index.cfm?adfg=wildlife_news.view_article&articles_id=154 (1011 words)

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		While river sloughs and the small streams and ponds may freeze solid enough for travel as early as late October, the main Kuskokwim River near the village often does not freeze sufficiently until late November or early December.
		Once the ice start to run heavily in the Kuskokwim River, people are largely confined to travel by snowmobile, dog team and foot among the islands and the mainland on the right side of the village along sloughs, streams, and connecting trails.
		In 1983, the main Kuskokwim River was sufficiently frozen by early December for travel to the mainland on the left side of the village.
	www.nativeknowledge.org /db/files/tp108.htm (2714 words)

	Research & Science - Reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Outmigrating smolts were sampled from the Moose River in 1998 and from the Moose River and Hidden Creek in 2003.
		Brief project description: We are investigating the genetic diversity of chinook salmon from the Kuskokwim River and developing a baseline for estimating stock composition, run timing, and entry patterns within the river from mixed-stock aggregates.
		Management of the fisheries, and Yukon River Treaty obligations, dictate that stock contributions to harvests be known to ensure that individual stocks are not being over or under harvested.
	www.r7.fws.gov /science/project/conservation.htm (2444 words)

	Kuskokwim
		The shores of the river are mostly forested or uninhabited.
		Fur trapping and fishing are the principal activities along the Kuskokwim River.
		Rivers of the United States - Alabama-Coosa (600 mi.; 966 km): From junction of Oostanula and Etowah R. in Georgia to Mobile R. Encyclopedia: U.S. Physical Geography - Encyclopeadia articles concerning U.S. Physical Geography.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0828402.html (97 words)

	Alaska Division of Community Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Georgetown is located on the north bank of the upper Kuskokwim River in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwim mountains.
		It is east of the mouth of the George River, 16 miles northwest of Red Devil.
		This mining settlement and the river were named for three traders: George Hoffman, George Fredericks and George Morgan.
	www.dced.state.ak.us /dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Georgetown&Data_Type=Overview (346 words)

	Kuskokwim Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kuskokwim Mountains is a range of mountains in southwestern Alaska west of the Alaska Range and southeast of the Yukon River, at about 61°00′N 155°00′W.
		The range takes its name from the Kuskokwim River, which flows through the mountains.
		Spurr applied the name "Tanana Hills" to the low mountains at the northeast end of what are now the Kuskokwim Mountains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kuskokwim_Mountains (130 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chinook salmon is one of four major types of salmon caught along the Kuskokwim River for subsistence uses; others are chum, sockeye, and coho.
		Along the lower Kuskokwim in District 1, chinook salmon fishing generally begins by June 1 and is concluded by mid-July.
		In one area of the upper Kuskokwim, fish weirs and traps were used as recently as 1967 for harvesting chinook for subsistence use (Stokes 1985).
	www.nativeknowledge.org /db/files/tp146.htm (634 words)

	American Whitewater - NWRI - Kisaralik Kisaralik Lake to confluence with Kuskokwim River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The river is a small clear flowing stream as it leaves Kisaralik Lake.
		The river turns sharply right after the ledge and there is a short distance to a series of ledges that traverse the river.
		This Kisaralik River description is second hand information and intended for planning purposes only and should not be used as a primary source of navigation.
	www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/25 (725 words)

	Kisaralik River - AK
		The Kisaralik River flows about 130 miles from Kisaralik Lake, elevation 1500+ feet, in the Kuskokwim Mountains to the Kuskokwim River, elevation 250 feet, about 30 miles upstream from Bethel.
		In 2003, Kuskokwim River Adventures moved its camp from the Kisaralik to about mile 90 on the Kasigluk, and this is where most pick-ups will be arranged in the future.
		River center to river right offers the safest line, although at high water, with enough water to flow over the ledge, several other lines are possible.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?709 (1333 words)

	Sport Fish Emergency Orders and News Releases, ADF&G
		This regulation applies to all drainages in the Kuskokwim River from the Holitna River drainage, downstream, and the drainages of the Kuskokwim Bay south of the Kuskokwim River.
		Kwethluk River: sport fishing in waters upstream of the confluence of the Kwethluk River and Pulamaneq Creek (Pocahontas Creek, 60Â° 31.96' N. Lat., 161Â° 05.47' W. Long) near the southwestern base of Three Step Mountain is restricted to unbaited single-hook artificial lures for all species.
		Kanektok River: sport fishing is restricted to unbaited single-hook artificial lures in the entire river all year for all species.
	www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us /statewide/eonr/nr.cfm?id=11 (766 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D; Emergency Closures and ...
		These emergency closures and adjustments are necessary because of extremely weak returns of chinook (king) salmon in the Kuskokwim River drainage, of chinook and summer-run chum salmon in the Yukon River drainage, and of sockeye (red) salmon in Redoubt Lake.
		Kuskokwim River Drainage The Federal Subsistence Board, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and subsistence users are concerned that there are not enough king salmon returning to the Kuskokwim River and its tributaries to meet escapement on the spawning grounds.
		Yukon River Drainage Returns of chinook and summer chum salmon to the Yukon River are at or near recorded lows.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2000/August/Day-24/i21613.htm (1882 words)

	Cabela's Iditarod - The Trail - Nikolai and McGrath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ignatti told me that moose hunting for Nikolai residents was slow on the South Fork of the Kuskokwim, probably because the fall weather was warm well into September.
		I was surprised to hear that fishwheels were used on the South Fork of the Kuskokwim because I never saw any of these giant fish traps on the bank in Nikolai when I visit each winter.
		Although the Kuskokwim River had frozen hard enough by mid-November to drive a truck on an 18" ice bed, the trail from Nikolai to McGrath was still not broken out.
	www.cabelasiditarod.com /runyan_kuskokwim.html (1342 words)

	Contact History: Nikolai-Telida Village History Report
		Thus all the river routes to the mountains are known.
		The river barge had brought in a prefabricated kitchen which was to be attached to the school building for a lunch program.
		It is the oldest surviving church in the Upper Kuskokwim basin.
	www.nps.gov /dena/home/historyandculture/nikolai/contacthistory.htm (15192 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Kuskokwim
		Kuskokwim, river, Alaska, second longest in the state after the Yukon River.
		Its two major tributaries, the North Fork and the South Fork, rise in the...
		The second great river of Alaska is the Kuskokwim, 1,165 km (724 mi) long.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Kuskokwim.html (77 words)

	Nikolai: Nikolai-Telida Village History Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Esais usually wintered at Big River, the Petruskas trapped on the Slow Fork, the Alexias were on the Tonzona, the Nikolais wintered at Telida, and the Gregorys lived at Vinasale.
		Oil was delivered to the school in barrels which had to be rolled by hand from the river bank to the school since no storage tank had been installed, even though $22,000 had been appropriated to install the tank and drill a water well.
		When the river barge made its annual trip up to Medfra to bring in the year's supply of groceries, fuel, and other goods for the trading post, the crew would load the firewood on board and haul it back to McGrath where it was sold.
	www.nps.gov /dena/home/historyandculture/nikolai/nikolai.htm (9367 words)

	Alaska Wilderness, Ecotourism, & Cultural Trip Planning Information. Alaska Wilderness Recreation & Tourism Association ...
		It is adjacent to the Kuskokwim River directly south of its confluence with the Takotna River.
		Since McGrath is the northernmost point on the Kuskokwim River accessible by large riverboats, it became a regional supply center.
		The Kuskokwim River is generally ice-free from June through October.
	www.awrta.org /comminfo/communities.cfm?city=McGrath (343 words)

	USGS Biological Resources Status and Trends - Search Results
		In the Kuskokwim, specific objectives focus on the population dynamics of juvenile fish during the transition from freshwater to the marine environment.
		Poor returns of spawning adults to these rivers in recent years have led to severe restrictions on commercial and subsistence fisheries and to repeated disaster declarations by state and federal governments.
		Quantification of habitat use by juvenile salmon in the Yukon River Delta, description of feeding ecology, and community structure and composition within habitats used by juvenile salmon.
	www.pwrc.usgs.gov /brd/STW_BasisResults.cfm?PTS=9051C2A.1.0 (916 words)

	Kuskokwim River, Forks and Tributaries, Alaska
		The main channel of the Kuskokwim River was digitized from it mouth to its headwaters from USGS 1:63360 quadrangle maps.
		For each map the tic marks were digitized and once the RMS error was 0.005 or less, the left and right banks of the Kuskokwim River were digitized.
		When the main channel of the Kuskokwim River was digitized from all the appropriate quadrangles, the quadrangles were merged and rubbersheeted to form one coverage.
	agdc.usgs.gov /data/usgs/water/metadata/kusko_riv.html (328 words)

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