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	Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, an Alaska State Park
		The heart of Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge is a lowland basin of forests and wetlands that forms the floodplain of the meandering Nowitna River.
		Approximately 223 miles of the Nowitna River's 283-mile length flow within the boundaries of the refuge.
		The Nowitna Refuge lies in the vast roadless region of northern and western Alaska.
	www.stateparks.com /nowitna.html (694 words)

	Yukon River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The longest river in Alaska and the Yukon, it was one of the principal means of transportation during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898 to 1899.
		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.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yukon_River (585 words)

	Encyclopedia: Yukon River (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lake Laberge is a widening of the Yukon River north of Whitehorse.
		The Pelly River is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River.
		The Porcupine River is a river in Alaska and in the Yukon.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yukon-River (2083 words)

	Alaska Refuges - Nowitna
		The Nowitna River is the heart of the refuge.
		The river's main channel is 283 miles long, of which 223 miles are within the refuge.
		The main channel in the lower river is typically 20-30 feet deep in early summer.
	alaska.fws.gov /nwr/nowitna/wetlands.htm (208 words)

	Nowitna Wild and Scenic River, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Of the river's 283-mile length, 223 miles is designated as a wild river, and the river corridor includes approximately 142,400 acres.
		The Nowitna Wild River is an excellent example of a free flowing interior Alaska river that has seen limited development and which is expected to remain largely unchanged for many years into the future.
		In 1992, it was decided that the projected use and potential conflicts on the river were minimal and did not necessitate the development of a river management plan or implementation of special regulations at this time to protect the river's resources.
	www.nps.gov /rivers/wsr-nowitna.html (547 words)

	Yukon River Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Yukon River is a watercourse of northern North America.
		The longest river in Alaska and the Yukon.
		It was one of the principal means of transportation during the Yukon Gold rush in 1898 to 1899.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/y/yu/yukon_river.html (82 words)

	AlaskaOne.com - Travel Planning Information for Alaska
		Nowitna is approximately 200 miles west of Fairbanks in the central Yukon River Valley.
		Nowitna is one of four refuges (Nowitna, Innoko, Kanuti, and Koyukuk refuges) encompassed by a solar basin.
		The Nowitna River is an outstanding river for floating.
	www.alaskaone.com /nowinta (169 words)

	Nowitna River -- Alaska waterways
		The current was slow and the river continued to meander, requiring much effort to cover a linear mile.
		Above the Sulukna the river flows through "d-1" lands, which had been Native regional deficiency until December 14, 1972, consequently, when changed to "d-l", there was no "d-2" corridor along the river.
		We were in the lower reach of the river and found that, since the maps had been made, the river had cut new channels, sloughs had opened up and become "short cuts" across necks of ox bows.
	www.outdoorsdirectory.com /boating/arl/nowitna.htm (2127 words)

	Kobuk River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It flows briefly south, descending from the mountains through two spectacular canyons (Upper and Lower Kobuk Canyon), then flows generally west along the southwern flank of the western Brooks Range in a broad (A low area where the land is saturated with water) wetlands valley.
		In 1898 the river was the scene of a brief (A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field) gold rush called the Kobuk River Stampede.
		The river is considered an exceptional destination for recreational floating.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ko/Kobuk_River.htm (293 words)

	Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge - Recreation and Education
		Arctic grayling are present in the clear waters of the upper Nowitna River and smaller streams.
		Athabascan people of the area have hunted on lands of Nowitna Refuge for centuries, and subsistence hunting is still important to the livelihoods and culture of many local residents.
		Given the generally gentle nature of the Nowitna River, it's not surprising that float trips are among the most popular recreational uses of the refuge.
	www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/recEdMore.cfm?ID=75621 (500 words)

	Alaska Public Lands: Nowitna NWR
		Nowitna is about 200 miles west of Fairbanks in the central Yukon River Valley.
		Lying in a basin surrounded by low hills, the principal terrain is forested lowlands, lakes, marshes, and streams.
		The area is roadless and remote, making access difficult and costly, but some recreational visitors reach the refuge by aircraft or boat each year to hunt (mainly moose), fish, float rivers, sightsee, photograph, and otherwise enjoy the magnificent area.
	www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Alaska/public_lands/Nowitna_NWR.html (200 words)

	Wildlife Preserves/Refuges - Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Fairbanks, AK
		Directions: The Nowitna Refuge lies in the vast roadless region of northern and western Alaska.
		Most visitors travel to the Nowitna Refuge by boat, coming 240 miles down the Yukon River from the Dalton Highway Bridge or 280 miles down the Tanana River from Nenana.
		Local residents travel extensively on the Yukon River by boat in summer and snow machine in the winter.
	www.eatstayplay.com /html/ak/a1048p156c2013.html (347 words)

	Nowitna River Trail
		The Nowitna River is accessible from the Yukon River.
		The Nowitna Refuge is one of three refuges within the Koyukuk/Nowitna Refuge Complex which also includes the Koyukuk and Northern unit of the Innoko units.
		The Nowitna River was designated a National Wild and Scenic River because of its natural free flowing condition, water quality, wildlife, geology and primitive setting.
	www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/aktrails/ats/sw/nowitna.htm (232 words)

	Alaska Public Lands
		The river is classified as a national wild and scenic river, and offers surperlative wilderness float-trip opportunities - from deep in the Brooks Range to the tidewater of the Chukchi Sea.
		The Selawik River and Refuge take their name from the Inupiaq word "siilivik", which means "place of" (vik) "sheefish" (sii).
		The Selawik NWR is a showcase of estuaries, river deltas, and tundra hills.
	www.hunting-web.com /sections/Alaska/public_lands/page7.html (882 words)

	Yukon River (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Yukon River is a watercourse of northern NorthAmerica.
		The longest river in Alaska and the Yukon, it was one of the principal means of transportation during the Yukon Gold rush in 1898 to 1899.
		The river passes through the communities of Whitehorse,Yukon and Dawson in Yukon,and into Circle, Fort Yukon, Stevens Village,Alaska, Tanana, Ruby, Galena, Naruto, Grayling, Holy Cross, RussianMission, and Ohogamut in Alaska.
	www.therfcc.org /yukon-river-58637.html (119 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Situated on the Savannah River, this 25,609 acre refuge is comprised of bottomland hardwoods, palustrine, estuarine and eight-foot amplitude tidal riverine wetlands.
		Situated along the Concord and Sudbury Rivers, eighty percent of this refuge are composed of freshwater wetlands, and serves primarily as a feeding and nesting area for migratory waterfowl, particularly dabbling ducks, marsh and wading birds.
		Situated in the Souris River valley, the 32,311 acre refuge is comprised of primarily native grasslands and wetlands (river, lake and shallow marshes).
	www.neosoft.com /~inflo/refuges.htm (19672 words)

	Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
		The river and its tributaries shape the surrounding land, carving at forested cut-banks and creating gravel bars where wildflowers, grasses, herbs and willows sprout.
		When traveling along the rivers please be respectful of the numerous cabins and fish camps that usually mark private inholdings.
		The Nowitna River is a congressionally-designated Wild River, and special efforts are made to protect the river and its corridor.
	www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=75621 (1011 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The canyon area of the upper river is an especially beautiful area providing exceptional opportunities for viewing and photographing scenery and wildlife.
		The Nowitna is the spawning ground for northern pike and sheefish and home to various salmon and grayling.
		Nowitna is one of four refuges encompassed by a solar basin, characterized by encircling hills, light winds, low rainfall, severe winters and short warm summers.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/11llr.htm (316 words)

	AlaskaJourney.com / Paul Otteson / Alaska: Adventures in Nature / Alaska Travel
		Each of the six refuges is associated with a river or confluence of rivers, floodplains, and characteristically Alaskan lake-dotted flats with willow-choked bogs and tufty muskeg.
		River adventures are indeed the recreational option of choice in Yukon Flats since the flooded summer status of much of the refuge makes access in many areas problematic.
		Bounded on the west by the Yukon River, this refuge is 80 percent wetlands.
	www.alaskajourney.com /interior/refuges.html (1541 words)

	Cabela's Iditarod - Archive - 2002 Pre-Race Coverage: The Mighty Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Alaskan Husky was truly born on the banks of the tributaries and byways of the Mighty Yukon.
		Abundant salmon for feed, a vast system of flat lands and interconnected waterways between lakes and rivers, and an eight-month season of ice and snow, allowed the Athabascan, Eskimo, and the traders and trappers of the Yukon River the unique luxury of traveling long distances with teams of sled dogs.
		We landed an airplane on the river ice and watched Doug Swingley, the 2001 Champ, mush his dogs up the same channel on the north bank of the Yukon, directing his team up a frozen slough to the remote Canaster homestead.
	www.cabelasiditarod.com /coverage_2002/prerace_article0202.html (1431 words)

	Nowitna River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Nowitna River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		gravel bar in the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Nowitna River contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Nowitna_River (112 words)

	Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Galena, Alaska (Wildlife Areas)
		Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge lies about 200 miles west of Fairbanks in the central Yukon River Valley.
		A 223-mile segment of the nationally-designated Nowitna River flows through the refuge.
		Ruby lies on the south bank of the Yukon River, adjacent to the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge.
	www.ohwy.com /ak/n/nowitnwr.htm (211 words)

	Yukon River
		River boat MIDNIGHT SUN used to transport supplies on the Yukon River Used to supply crews on the 141st Meridian Work on the Alaska-Canada Boundary.
		Sam White Conducting reconnaissance on the Yukon River Sam White became one of the top bush pilots in Alaska in the 1940's and 1950's.
		All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/Yu/Yukon+River.html (422 words)

	Koyukuk - Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge - Galena
		The branch is operated by staff of the Koyukuk and Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
		The lower Koyukuk River winds its way through the Koyukuk NWR, and the river and surrounding wetlands provide outstanding waterfowl habitat, as well as homes to moose, bears, wolves, caribou, salmon, pike and other wildlife.
		The Nowitna River, one of America's recognized Wild Rivers, is the lifeblood of the Nowitna NWR.
	www.alaskanha.org /koyukuk-nowitna-wildlife-refuge.htm (232 words)

	www.ilovealaska.com/
		Location: Nulato is located on the west bank of the Yukon River, 35 miles west of Galena and 310 air miles west of Fairbanks.
		It lies in the Nulato Hills, across the River from the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge.
		The River is the primary mode of local transportation -- barges deliver cargo during summer months, and it becomes an ice road during winter for vehicles and snowmachines.
	www.ilovealaska.com /alaska/cities.cfm?cityid=239 (646 words)

	World War 1 and 2 - Nowitna River (Site not responding. Last check: )
		World War 1 and 2 - Nowitna River
		[1] Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge at "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska"
		[2] "Nowitna River National Wild and Scenic River" at www.vacationalaska.com
	www.worldwardiary.com /history/Nowitna_River (74 words)

	Wild & Scenic Rivers - Far West
		This Alaskan river is a moderately swift, shallow stream which flows through rolling hills and past the jagged limestone peaks within the White Mountains National Recreation Area.
		This river system is an extensive network of creeks and rivers in east-central Alaska where boaters have many choices for trips through winding canyons of birch, spruce and aspen, and muskeg marshes to alpine tundra on the flanks of Mount Fairplay.
		The river is an important stream for fish and is shaded by the towering redwoods of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park as it passes by the northern boundary of the park on its way to the Pacific Ocean.
	www.raft.org /wsr.html (3444 words)

	Tanana River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Its headwaters are on the north slope of the (Click link for more info and facts about Wrangell Mountains) Wrangell Mountains in southeast Alaska.
		During the history of the Ice Classic, the earliest calendar date the ice broke was April 20 in both 1940 and 1998; the latest date was May 20, 1964.
		The word Tanana means mountain river in (A group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)) Athabascan.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/Ta/Tanana_River.htm (217 words)

	Bird Watching Areas - Nowitna River Fairbanks, AK
		In 1992, it was decided that the projected use and potential conflicts on the river were minimal and did not necessitate the development of a river management plan or implementation of special regulations at this time to
		Facilities: Ruby, the closest village to the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, has lodging and groceries.
		Fees: There are no visitor's fees charged anywhere on the refuge, however, Fishing and Hunting permits are required which may require a fee.
	www.eatstayplay.com /html/ak/a1049p156c2160.html (669 words)

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		But climbing out of that river valley to get the third load late at night was not much fun.
		The rest of the river had beautiful pools with much larger fish than the lakes above and many challenging rapids - mostly dropping about 30 ft per mile, and all the rapids were runable.
		But when my family and I took a trek to the Yukon River, the friends we were set to paddle with suggested using a folding canoe they'd had good luck with.
	www.paddlingcanada.com /news/index.php?page=showcomments&id=54&c=0 (2023 words)

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