Unalakleet National Wild River, Alaska
Subtitle: resource values and instream flow assessment
By: by Joe Klein, Mike Scott and Bunny B.G. Sterin
Contributors: Scott, Michael (Fisheries biologist); Sterin, Bunny B. G.; United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alaska State Office
Series: BLM - Alaska open file report -- 76; Open file report (United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alaska State Office) -- 76.
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Anchorage, Alaska
Language: eng
Subjects: Wild and scenic rivers; Instream flow; Stream measurements; Salmonidae; Habitat; Fishery management; Fishes; Effect of water levels on
Description: "The major objectives of the study were to: 1) describe existing salmonid spawning habitat conditions of the Unalakleet River; 2) determine spawning habitat-flow relationships for each salmon species in the wild portion of the Unalakleet River; and, 3) assess the change in available salmon spawning habitat with time and channel maintenance requirements to determine a flow regime that will protect those values for which the river was designated as 'wild'"--Page 3.
Notes: "Description of the Study Area: The Unalakleet River is located in the northwestern portion of Alaska. The headwaters originate in the Kaltag Mountains, a section of the Nulato Hills, approximately 105 miles inland, and flow in a southwesterly direction into Norton Sound. The designated 'wild' portion of the river ranges from its headwaters to the confluence with the Chiroskey River. The village of Unalakleet, with a population of approximately 800, is located at the mouth of the Unalakleet River where it flows into Norton Sound"--Page 3.

"May 2000."

"BLM/AK/ST-99/014+7200+930."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-37).

Also available online in pdf format via the Bureau of Land Management website (viewed April 17, 2018).