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Susitna River Basin
RESOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Supplement 1979
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Research and Development
Land and Resource Planning Section
In Cooperation with
the United States Department of Agriculture
(Soil Conservation Service,Forest Service,
Economic Research Service)
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funding by the United States Department
of Agriculture,Soil Conservation Service.
Compiled by
DARCY LOCKHART
AUGUST 1979
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Alaska Resources Lihrary &Inrormation Services
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PREFACE
This update of the Susitna River Basin Resource Bibliography partially
fulfills a November 1978 cooperative agreement between the State of
Alaska,Department of Natural Resources and the u.S.Department of
Agriculture,Soil Conservation Service.The update was prepared for
use in the cooperative study on the Susitna River Basin,the first in
a series of federally funded Alaska Rivers Cooperative Studies.
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SUSITNA RIVER BASIN
RESOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY
SUPPLEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sections
I.INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
STUDY AREA MAP
II.GEOLOGY
III.HYDROLOGY
IV.SOILS
V.VEGETATION
VI.FISH AND WILDLIFE
VII.RECREATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY
VIII.CLIHATE
IX.MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES
A.LAND USE AND LAND STATUS
B.SOCIOECONOMIC
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This bibliography supplements the 1977 Susitna River Basin
Resource Bibliography,an annotated collection of reports and projects
relevant to natural resource management in the Susitna River Basin in
southcentral Alaska.Natural resource data provides the foundation
for planning and resourc~management decisions by local,state and
federal agencies.Because these agencies need to have access to the
most current information,it is important that the bibliography be
periodically updated.This is particularly true of the Susitna Basin,
where continuing study and research is taking place due to the area's
rapid growth.Therefore,this supplement represents ali important
addition to the resource planning data base.
The supplement summarizes publications and projects initiated or
completed since 1977.It does not contain citations included in the
originaLbibliography except for those "dngoing"·projects which have
resulted in publications in the interim.Asa result,the supplement
should be used as a companion to the 1977 volume.Together,the two
represent the available data for planning and management purposes in
the region..
Both bibliographies are products of 'the Susitna River Basin Cooperative
Study,a joint resource planning effort of the u.s.Department of
Agricultural (USDA)and the Alaska ,Department of Naturc:i:l Resources
(DNR)•
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SUMMARY
Since the original bibliography was published,there have been extensive
data additions··to the soils,geology and hydrology categories.Much
of this new information is in the form of regional assessments.
Regional data is an important prerequisite for effective planning
since it provides a basis for comparing resource values over large
areas.New regional assessments include the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game's statewide fishery and wildlife atlases,which are noted in
the fish and wildlife section,and background material prepared for
the Matanuska~Susitna Borough and proposed capital site.A large
amount of social,economic and environmental information has recently
been published for the cap~tal site and some of this data can be
extrapolated for areas where similar conditions exist.The supplement
also includes information:categories that have not had extensive study
in Alaska before;for example,new sources are listed for solar energy
and meteorology in the climate section and for LANDSAT vegetation
mapping in the vegetation section.
The following is a brief summary of new information within each data
category:
Geology --The large amount of new material in this section,37citations,
reflects the high level of interest in the basin's resources,particularly
in site-specific areas.In addition,an effort was made to identify
some of the relevant older publications not included in the original
bib liography.
Hydrology --Extensive hydrological work has been completed as part of
the capital site environmental assessment program.Also,a U.S.
Geological Survey regional hydrologic data compilation is now available.
Many of the citations contained in this section report on the status
of progress reports of studies listed as ongoing studies in the original
bibliography,including the following:
--The Southcentral Alaska Water Resources Level B Study
--The Upper Susitna Hydrologic Development Project
--Floodplain Information Studies
--U.S.Geological Survey Basic Data Gathering Activities and Reports
Soils --No complete soil surveys have been published since 1977,
except for the capital site area.The supplement records progress on
ongoing surveys being conducted by the U.S.Soil Conservation Service.
Vegetation --Digitally processed vegetation mapping using remote
sensing data is highlighted in the vegetation update.This type of
analysis is relatively new to Alaska and was not underway when the
original bibliography was published.
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Fish and Wildlife --Fish and wildlife sources cited in the 1977
bibliography consisted primarily of site-specific studies;however,
important regional inf,ormation is,now available con,cerning ,the species,
habitat and potential conflicts with human development.In addition,
new information has been gather-ed on specific species and problems
occurring in the Basin~
Recrea tf.on and Archaeology --This section includes a wide variety of
site oriented archaeological and recreational use analyses.
Climate --Two projects concerning solar energy and meteorology highlight
the'climate section.This.is a,new and important area in national
research,and no information was available for the Susitna Basin at
the time of the original bibliography's publication.
Miscellaneous References --This section has been divided into two
subcategories:land uses/land status and soc:i.oeconomic.In the
original bibliography,land use/land status information was peripheral
to the main subject of research,natural resource data.The large
amount of land use planning :information compiled for the update reflects
both the progress made in this area and the intense interest in the
development of this region,espec:i.ally reflected in reports prepared
for the Capital Site Planning Commission and the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough;These two entities have recently produced considerable
amounts of useful and comprehensive data.
Since much of the hydrology and la~d use/land status information
sources contain important socioeconomic data,a cross-reference was
added for this category.
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ORGANIZATION AND FORMAT
The hibliography is arranged-in the following resource sections:
geology,hydrology,soils,vegetation,-fish and wildlife,recreation
and archaeology,climate and miscellaneous references.Each section
has three parts:1)published information,2)ongoing projects and 3)
a cross-index for publications and projects relevant to the category,
but annotated in another section of the bibliography.
The following are examples of the annotation format:
DESCRIPTIVE EXAMPLE:Published Information (Report or Map)
Title:Title of publication is underlined.Author;Agency,
(date),(number of pages,illustrations).
Area:Ge()graphicareacovered by the study.
Interest:Each source-is assigned.number 1,2,or 3 to indicate
the relevance to resource management decisionmaking,
where 1 is most relevant and 3 is least relevant.It·
should also be noted that the interest rating is not
intended to bean evaluation of the source's overall
quality.
Maps:Title and scales of all relevant maps are listed along
with any necessary descriptions.
Tables:Relevant tables are listed or summarized.
Description:The contents of the publication are summarized.
Availability:Restrictions on data availability are noted.If the
availability is E£!cited,at least ~copy of the
referenced publication has been placed in a special
"Susitna Collection"shared by the USDA Soil Conservation
Service and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
When availability is cited,copies may be obtained as
indicated.
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DESCRIPTIVE EXAMPLE:Ongoing Project;
Title:Project identification,(not necessarily the formal
project name).
Contact:Name and address of person to contact for further
information.
Area:Geographic area covered by the study.
Maps:Titles and scaleso~all relevant maps.
Tables:Relevan t tables are listed or summarized.
Description:A short explanation of intent,scope,methodology and
expected results of the project.
Sta~us:Progress ~o date.
.Duration:.Anticipated completion date or length of study.
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CONTENTS:GEOLOGY
PUBLISHED INFORMATION
A.COAL,OIL AND NATURAL GAS STUDIES
1.Bedrock Geology and Coal Occurrences,Talkeetna-Kashwitna
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MINERALOGY
2.Location of Anomalous Concentration of Metals in
Alaskan Placer Concentrate Samples
1.Investigation of the Bailey Copper Prospect,
Willow Creek Mining District
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Bituminous Coal Deposits in the Vicinity of Eska,
Matanuska Valley Coal Fields
Comprehensive Bibliography and Index of Environmental
Information for the Beluga-Susitna,Nenana,and
Western Arctic Coal Fields
Feasibility Study of Mining Coal and Transportation
by Slurry to the West Coast
Geologic Resource Evaluation of the Talkeetna River
Area
Natural Gas Fields -Cook Inlet Basin
Reconnaissance of the Beluga River Coalfield
Resume of Information on Alaskan Bituminous Coals
with Particular Emphas.is on Coking Characteristics
The Reserve Base of U.S.Coals by Sulfur Content
Mineral Appraisal of Lands Adjacent to Mt.McKinley
National Park
Mineral Appraisal of Certain Alaska National Interest
Lands,Proposed Lake Clark National Park
The Mineral Potential of Alaska's Mt.McKinley
Region,A Summary Report
Mineral Resource Maps dealing with the Talkeetna Mountains
Quadrangle (AMRAP)USGS
Sampling a Gold-Copper Deposit,Golden Zone Mine,Southcentral
Alaska
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Gravity Survey of Beluga Basin and Adjacent Areas,Cook Inlet
Region
Reconnaissance Geologic Materials Map of the New Capital Site
and Vicinity
Reconnaissance Geologic Materials Map of the Talkeetna-
Kashwitna Area
Reconnaissance Geology of the New Capital Site and Vicinity
Reconnaissance Geology of the Talkeetna-Kashwitna Area
Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP)
Analysis of Faults in the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys
Assessment of Active Faults and Earthquake Potential Based
upon Holocene Activity,Upper Cook Inlet
Beluga Coal Project
Embankment Dams on Permafrost
Environmental Analysis of the Upper Susitna River Basin Using
Landsat Imagery
Geophysical Profiles across the Bruin Bay Fault System,West
Side Cook Inlet Basin
Hydrological Baseline Studies of Beluga Coal Area
Landsat Imagery and Application in Alaska (AMRAP)
Seismic-induced Liquification Potential of Surficial Deposits
Surficial Geology and Geologic Hazards of the Hatcher Pass
Recreation Area
Surficial Geology Mapping and Hazards Identification on West
Side Cook Inlet
Surficial Geology of the Eastern Susitna River Basin
Surficial Geology of the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys
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GEOLOGY:ONGOING PROJECTS,continued
15.Talkeetna Mountains Quadrangle (AMRAP)
16.West Side Cook Inlet Geophysical Studies
III.CROSS-INDEX
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Title:
Area:
Interest:
Maps:
Description:
Bedrock Geology and Coal ,Occurrences,Talkeetna-
Kashwitna Area,Susitna River Basin,Alas'ka.McGee D.L.;
Alaska Department of Natural Resources,Division of
Geological and Geophysical Surveys,Open-File Report
107E,1978.
Talkeetna-Kashwitna area.Area covers portions
of Montana Creek,Sheep Creek,KashwitnaRiver and
Little Willow Creek drainages.
Level 2.
(Scale 1:63,360).
This map identifies quaternary deposits,'silt,
claystone,sand,gravel and till of fluvial and glacial
origin.Areas considered likely to contain coal are
also indicated.Field reconnaissance wasconducted in
1976.
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Tables:
Description:
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Bituminous-Coal Deposits in the Vicinity of Eska,
Matanuska Valley Coal Field,Alaska.Jolley,Theodore R.,
Albert L.Toenges and Louis A.Turnbull;USDI,Bureau
of Mines,Report of Investigation 4838,February,1952
(87 pp.,illus.).
Eska Creek Area.North Side of the Matanuska River
in the foothills of the Talkeetna Range.
Level 2.
Mines and geologic maps of Matanuska coal field,
including Eska,Wishbone and Evans Jones plants.
Reserved in the vicinity of the Eska mine,and analysis
of coal cores.
This report is an assessment of the reserves of
the bituminous coal beds of the Matanuska coal field.
Only one mine was in operation at the time,and it has
been inactive for many years.
Brief descriptions include topography,climate and
aerial description,with character of the coal and coal
beds as well as geology of the area.
The study area is not in the immediate Susitna Drainage,
but the information is still fairly complete,although
dated.
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Comprehensive Bibliography and Index of Environmental
Information for the'Beluga-Susitna,Nenana,and
Western Arctic Coal Fields,3 vols.Report for U.S.
Department of Energy,Washington,D.C.by University of
Alaska,Arctic Environmental Information and Data
Center,1978/79.
Beluga-Susitna coal fields.
LevelL
Volume 1 includes three maps at a scale of 1:500,000
which provide an index of environmental information and
indicate place names that are specifically defined in
the reference.
This bibliography contains author,geographic place
name,earth science,taxonomic and key¥ord indexes.It
was compiled to facilitate access to environmental
information pertinent to three major coal areas in
Alaska.
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Area:
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Description:
Feasibility Study of Mining Coal and Transportation
by Slurry to the West Coast.Anderson,Donald;USDI,
Bureau of Mines,Open File Report 17(1,2)-78,
January,1978,(35 pp.,i1Ius.)V.1-App.Cook Inlet
Coal:Economics of Minin and Marine Slurr Transport.
Hennagin,Brian David,95 pp.,illus.V.2--Report
(1,2)prepared under contract for the Bur;au of Mines
by the University of Washington,Dept.of Mining,
Metal,and Ceramic Engineering,Seattle,WA.
Cook Inlet coal field in the Tyonek quadrangle--Beluga
coal.
Level 1-2.The extensive subbituminous coal deposits
near Cook Inlet have received considerable attention
currently because of their size,nearness to tidewater
and low sulfur content.
Location of mine site,map of Chuitna coal area
and pipeline route,terrain profile of proposed pipeline
route.
Beluga coal quality,slurry pipeline data,ship
data,cost summary.
The report evaluates m~n~ng and transportation costs
to move Cook Inlet coal to Washington State as a slurry.
It gives a general description of Beluga coal deposits
and follows a mine site delivery of coal during all of
the steps of mining,slurry transportation,delivery
and final steps to usable,available coal at the delivery
site.Costs are developed per ton of clean coal and
final costs are given in million BTUs.
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Title:Geologic Resource Evaluation of the Talkeetna River
Area~Susitna Basin,Alaska.Reger,McGee,Carver &
Hackett,;Alaska Department of Natural Resources,Division
of Geological and Geophysical Surveys,1977-78.
Area:Talkeetna~KashwitnaRivercareasincluding west flank
of Talkeetna Mountains.
Interest:Levell.
Four maps are included at a scale of 1:63,360.
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Tabulated gravity data.
Maps:
Tables:
AOF 107G -Simple Bouguer Gravity Map of Talkeetna~
Kashwitna River Area.
2.AOF 107H -Aeromagnetic Map of Talkeetna-Kashwitna
[River Area.
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of Simple Bouguer Gravity Map,Talkeetna-Kashwitna
River Area.
AOF l07J -Preliminary Geological Interpretation
(Basement Complex)of Aeromagnetic Map Talkeetna-
Kashwitna River Area.
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Description:This report is a summary of present knowledge of geologic
resources in the Talkeetna-Kashwitna area.Ten townships
are ranked in their relative order of probable abundance
of oil,natural gas,coal,hard rock minerals and
construction materials.
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Natural Gas Fields--Gook Inlet Basin,Alaska.
Blasko,Donald P.;USbI,Bureau of M~nes,Open-File
Report 35-74,September,1974,(29 pp.',illus.).
The study area includes:The Cook Inlet Fields,
particularly the West Side Cook Jnlet fields near to
the Susitna River mouth area where it drains into Cook
Inlet.Fields such as Beluga River,Ivan River,North
Cook Inlet,Albert Kaloa and Moquawkie might be considered
in the drainage and/or estuarine area (particularly
Ivan and Beluga River natural gas fields).
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Although not listed as tables,the data on each field
are listed in a semi tabular form so that the material
is easily recognized and available.
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Natural gas fields in the Cook Inlet B~sin,Alaska.
Generalized tertiary stratigraphy of the Cook
Inlet Basin,Alaska.
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Description:The material on Cook Inlet gas resources summarizes and
consolidates material from several other reports and
includes some previously unpublished gas analyses.
Reserves are estimated,production figures are given,
and other miscellaneous material is included.
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Reconnaissance of the Beluga RiyerCoalField,Alaska.
Maloney ,R.P.;USDI,Bureau of Mines.Report of
Investigatcion 5430,1958 (18 pp.,illus.).
The Beluga River coal field is located in the Redoubt
district,Spurr subdistrict (mining districts)and lies
between 61°30'N.and 61 °51 'N.lat.,and 151°00'W.and
151°35'W.long,;about 10-15 mi.east of Triumvirate
and Capps Glaciers,and 20 mfo SW of Mt.Susitna •
.Level 2.
Coal outcrops and cross·sections of the coal field and
geologic location map of the Beluga River Coal Field.
The usual fndexIilap included.10 maps.
One table.Analysis of samples from Beluga River,Coal
Creek and Tyonek beds.
Because of the belief that the field might have economic
significance,in 1957 the bureau investigated the
Beluga field to determine extent of the coal deposits,
location and thickness of beds and methods believed
then most favorable for developing large reserves of
strippable coal.
Descriptions include the topography,geology and ecology
of the area as well as economic assessment of the coal
beds.
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Resume of Information on Alaskan Bituminous Coals with
Particular Emphasis on Coking Characteristics.Warfield,
Robert S.;USDI,Bureau of Mines;Open File Report
11-67,1967,(20 pp.).
Statewide.
Level 2.
This is a summary report on available information,with
particular emphasis on coking characteristics.Report
is general in subject matter,dealing as it does with
Alaskan bituminous coal fields,but gives a section to
the Matanuska coal field--including Wishbone Hill,
Chickaloon and Anthracite Hill districts.
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.Th,e .ReserVe Base of.U.'.S.Coals by Sulfur Content (in
Two Parts).2.The Western States.Hamilton,Patrick
A.,D.H.White,Jr.,and Thomas K.Matson;USDI,
Bureau of Mines,Information Circular 8693,1975,
(322 pp.,illus.).
Not precisely defined.Given in the Bureau of Mines IC
8531 (Strippable Reserves of Bituminous Coal and Lignite
in the U.S.,1971)as Susitna,Broad Pass and Matanuska.
Shown on index map included in both publications.
Level 2.Because-of low sulfur content of the Alaskan
coals,interest could be fairly high for development
during energy conservation periods.
Coal fields of Alaska.
Bituminous coal reserve base;lignite reserve base;
subbi tuminous coal reserve base.
The Bureau of Mines report delineates the coal reserve
base of the various coals by mining method and sulfur
content.The basis for the reserve base estimation and
analytical data was the Fuels Availability System data
bank,derived from publications of the Bureau of Mines,
U.S.Geological Survey,state agencies,private
publications,and company data.The reserve base
presented involved totalling measured,indicated and
inferred coal down to 3000 feet.
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Title:Investigation of the Bailey Copper Prospect,
Creek Mining District,South-Central Alaska.
Raymond·P.;USDI,Bureau of Mines,Open File
3-66,(7 pp.,illus.).
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of Talkeetna Mountains.
Level 3.
Two tables:chemical analyses of samples;spectroscopic
and petrographic analyses.
In 1963 a reconnaissance examination was made of the
prospect as part of the bureau's mineral investigation
program.The area has been an important producer of
gold,and molybdenum prospects have been reported.
Mineralization was detected and reported.A drilling
program was recommended to determine the size,grade
and character of the minerals.Values were found for
bornite,chalcopyrite,covel lite,molybdenite,gold and
silver.
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Index,Bailey prospect;
Location map of prospect;
Geologic map of Bailey prospect,showing other
prospects and general area.
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Location of Anomalous Concentrations
Alaskan Placer Concentrate Samples.
and C.L.Sainsbury;USDI,Bureau of
Report 56-76,1976.
Samples considered anomalous plotted
areas of the Susitna River drainage:
Lake Clark,Mt.McKinley,Talkeetna,
Level 3.
of Metals in
Thomas,Bruce I.
Mines;Open-File
in the following
Anchorage,Gulkana,
Talkeetna Mts.
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Maps:As described in title.39 clear overlays for
1:250,OOO-scale Alaska topographic quadrangle maps.
Quadrangles included within the study area are:
Anchorage,Talkeetna,Talkeetna Mountains.
Description:Original samples,panned from stream sediments across
much of Alaska,were collected by the U.S.Geological
Survey between 1895 and 1953.The Bureau of Mines
identified samples considered anomalous,plotted them
with anomalous metal values coded in ranges of parts
per million and indexed by sample numbers.25 different
metals concentrates such as copper,lead,zinc,etc.,
are plotted.The overlays could serve as a useful tool
in detecting lode deposits upstream from the sample
location.
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Mineral Appraisal of Lands Adjacent to Mt.McKinley
National Park,.Alaska.C.C.Hawley and Associates,
for the USDI,Bureau of Mines,Open File Report 24-78,
March,1978,(184 pp.,i11us.).
Mt.McKinley National Park and proposed extensions on
all sides.
Level 1-2.
10 maps:General location map,Mt.McKinley Park--showing
management boundaries and mineral districts,generalized
geologic map with general structural index map,sample,
claim and mineral deposit maps of various mining areas
showing local geology,sketch map of some prospects,
profiles of geochemical and magnetic data,location of
claims maps.
Twenty-four tables including:indices of mineral
deposits in quadrangle areas (i.e.,Healy-Talkeetna
Mts.,Talkeetna)and various mining districts and
areas:Kantishna,Mt.McKinley,Yentna;annotated
bibliographies of main mineral occurrences in the areas
of interest;results of analyses;and summaries of
reserves.
The authors had previously examined and explored mineral
deposits and mineral trends in the study area and in
adjacent lands as well as acquired much data from other
firms.This data was supplemented by intensive field
work in the proposed additions.Field investigations
within the present park were .forbidden.
The study was carried on as requested by the Federal-State
Land Use Planning Commission for Alaska through the
Bureau of Mines Alaska Field Office Center by funds
augmented by special congressional appropriations.The
report contains all data available from government and
industry sources and the new data resulting from field
studies on mineral deposits and trends.
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Mineral Appraisal of Certain Alaska National Interest
Lands,·'Proposed Lake Clark -National,Park:"A Summary
ReporLLambeth,Robert H.;USDI,Bureau of Mines,
Open-File Report 114-78,1978,(18pp.,illus.).
Proposed Lake Clark National P~rk--part of which lies
in the Tyonek and Lime Hills quadrangles and is part of
the Susitna drainage area.
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Index map of the proposed Lake Clink National
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Map of the proposed Lake Clark National Park.
Generalized geology map of the proposed Lake Clark
Na tional Park.
Mineral 'prospects,occurrences and anomalies in
the proposed Lake Clark National Park.
Mineral potential map of the proposed Lake Clark
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,examination of the Lake Clark region by the Bureau of
Mines in 1976 and 1977 to identify and evaluate mineral
depo$its and mineralized areas~The report summarizes
and.presents findings on data developed from the survey
and from background research and includes estimates of
favorability for discovery of mineral deposits similar
to those mined elsewhere.
The estimates and data accumulated by this study indicated
mineralization in the northern half of the region in
three areas favorable for (1)tin and uranium deposits
and copper-lead-zinc deposits;(2)pOl:"phyry-copper-
molybdenum deposits with associated lead-zinc-silver-gold
deposits;and (3)molybdenum or molybdenum-tungsten
porphyry deposits.Other deposits are also indicated
for other parts of the region.
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The Mineral Potential of Alaska's Mt.McKinley Region:
A Summary Report.Hawley,C.C.,for the Bureau of
Mines,USDI,Open File Report 117-78,1978,(18 pp.,
iUus.).
Mt.McKinley region;including Kantishna,Chulitna,
Yentna,and Tonzona and rapid reconnaissance of terrain
not previously reported,i.e.,the southwest flank of
Mt.McKinley.
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Classification of mineral deposit types with examples
in the Mt.McKinley area.
Interest:
Maps:
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Location of the Mt.McKinley area.
Generalized geologic map of Mt.McKinley area and
vicinity with structural index map.
Summary of economic geology in the Mt.McKinley
area.
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in order to acquaint planners and the public with some
identification of new mineral areas,allow for better
appraisal of known mineral areas and to suggest areas
where further data are needed for evaluation.They
cover areas of interest in (d)(2)and possible (d)(2)
land.
A survey of mineral potential in the Mt.McKinley,
Alaska region indicates that mineral deposits and
occurrences are relatively abundant.Known deposits
occur mainly outside the present boundary of Mt.McKinley
National Park.Three major mineral belts or trends are
indicated:Chulitna-Yentna,Kantishna and Dall.
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Mineral Resource Maps Dealing with the Talkeetna Mountains
Quadrangle.Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program
(AMRAP),USGS.
Talkeetna Mountains.
Level.L
The following are USGS quadrangle maps.They are
listed by author,open~file number and date of
publication.
1.Karlson,Curtain,Cooley &Garmezy,OF 77~530,
1977.Geochemical maps of selected elements and
results of spectrographic analyses for heavy-mineral
concentrates from the western.half of the Talkeetna
Mountains.quadrangle,.Alaska.
2.MacKevett,Singer &Holloway,OF 78-I-E,1978.
Maps and tables describing metalliferous mineral
resource potential of southern Alaska.
3.Decker &Karl,OF 77~169-E,1977.Preliminary
aeromagnetic map of eastern part of southern
Alaska.
4.Steele &LeCompte,OF 78-558-D,1978 •.USGS map
showing.interpretation.of Landsat imagery of the
Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,Alaska.
5.Csejtey &Miller,OF 78-558-B,1979.Map and
table.describing metalliferous and selected
nonmetalliferousmineral deposits,.Talkeetna
Mountains.quadrangle,Alaska.
6.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-G,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
silver in stream sediments and heavy~mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna·Mountains quadrangle,
.Alaska.
7.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-K,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
molybdenum in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
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showing geochemic.al distribution and abundance of
tin in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates.,TalkeetnCiMountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
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9.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-M,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
chromium in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
10.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-1,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
copper in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
ll.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-J,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
lead in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
12.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-N,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
tungsten in heavy-mineral concentrates,Talkeetna
Mountains quadrangle,Alaska.
13.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558~O,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
barium in heavy-mineral concentrates,Talkeetna
Mountains quadrangle,Alaska.
14.Mil1e~,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-H,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
gold in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
15.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-L,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
bismuth in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
16.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558-P,1979.Map
showing geochemical distribution and abundance of
arsenic in heavy-mineral concentrates,Talkeetna
Mountains quadrangle,Alaska.
17.Miller,Cooley,O'Leary,Garmezy,Csejtey,Smith &
Cleveland,OF 78-1052,1978.Analyses of geochemical
samples from the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
18.Miller,Curtin &Csejtey,OF 78-558~F,1979.Map
showing geochemical uistribution and abundance of
zinc in stream sediments and heavy-mineral
concentrates,Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle,
Alaska.
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Sampling a Gold-Copper Deposit,Golden Zone Mine,
South-Central Alaska.Mulligan,J.J.,R.S.Warfield
and R.R.Wells;USDI,Bureau of Mines,Open-File
Report 9-67,1967,(59 pp.).
A 6-mile-long sulfide deposit belt,straddling the West
Fork of the Chulitna River in the Healy quadrangle,2
to 6 ,miles south ofMt.McKinley National Park.The
belt extends from Costello Creek to Long Creek in the
southwest corner of the Healy quadrangle.
Level 3.Difficult drilling work brought the drilling
to a close before sufficient data was accumulated (cost
being prohibitive)to estimate probable reserves.The
drilling was done in 1950 .andl951.Though data is not
sufficient for an accurate estimation and the work done
is old,it may be of interest,with other data,in
giving an idea of mineralization in the area.
Index map showing location,general area of mine/mine
location map,geologic map of the Golden Zone mine and
other nearby prospects,plan,assay and drill hole
maps.
16tables.Of particular interest:production record
of the Golden Zone mine,weather data for Summit,
Alaska,unpatented lode claims of the Golden Zone and
adjacent prospects,analyses records,log of drill
holes,core recovery.
The deposits are related to small diorite and diorite
porphyry stocks and dikes.Gold and silver associated
with other mineral pyrites and galena occur within the
diorite-porphyry stock.
Short descriptions of location,climate and accessibility
(of that time as well as history)of mining in the
area,and production may make this worth examination.
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Gravity Survey of Beluga Basin and Adjacent Areas,Cook
Inlet Region,Southcentral Alaska.Geologic Report 49,
Alaska Department of Natural Resources,Division of
Geological and Geophysical Surveys,(10 pp.).3 maps
by S.W.Hackett,1977.
Cook Inlet,Beluga,Susitna and Yentna basins,upper
Shelikof Trough.
Level 1.Structural geology and natural resource
(petroleum)potential.
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Structural cross sections and geophysical profiles.
Simple Bouger gravity map (Scale:1:500,000).[
Tables:Tabulated gravity data.
Tabulated ground magnetic data.f;I .
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Location of study area.
Cenozoic basin outline.
Gravity stations in Beluga Basin and adjacent
areas.
Major Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic elements in
the Cook Inlet region.
Generalized geologic map of Southcentral Alaska
based on ERTS-l photo interpretation and available
geologic and geophysical data.
Major structural features of Southcentral Alaska.
ERTS-l mosaic photo of upper Cook Inlet region.
Generalized Tertiary isopach map of the Cook Inlet
region delineating the probable thickness of
Tertiary sedimentary rocks;Beluga,Susitna and
Yentna basin isopachs inferred from geophysical
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regional gravity data void in Southcentral Alaska,to
gather and interpret the regional gravity and magnetic
data over the Upper Cook Inlet Region;to trace the
major structural features throughout the area and to
delineate the basement configuration and gross thickness
of tertiary sediments in the northern portion of the
Shelikof Trough.
Availability:Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
P.O.Box 80007
College,Alaska 99708
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Lands,Southcentral District Office
3327 Fairbanks
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
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Site arid Vicinity•.Reger,Richard D.,Cheri L.Carver;
,Alaska'Department of Na:t;uralResources ,Division of
Geological and Geophysical Surveys,Open-Rile Report
1l13B (1978)."....
Area:Willow capital relocation site.
Interest:Level2~
Maps:1:63,360-scale base map is taken from USGS Anchorage
(C-7)(c"'8j(15-1J{D-8),Tyonek (C-I)(D-I)quadrangles.
Tables:A chart is presented which indicates the relative
probability of locating good deposits of each construction
material in thevariqus map units~
Description:Potential Clvailability of various .construction materials
in geologic-materials map units at capital site and
vicinity ts presented.
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Reconnaissance Geologic Materials Map of the Talkeetna-
Kashwitna Area,Susitna River Basin,Alaska.Reger,
Richard D.,Cheri L.Carver;Alaska Department of
Natural Resources,Division of Geological and Geophysical
Surveys,DGGS Open-File Report #107B,1978.
Talkeetna-Kashwitna area,Susitna River Basin.The
area includes portions of Montana,Sheep and Little
Willow Creeks and the Kashwitna River drainages.
Level 2.
(Scale 1:63,360.)
This map shows the geologic materials in the Talkeetna-
Kashwitna area.It indicates the location of geologic
materials such as sand and gravel,peat,volcanic rock
and sandstone deposits.The map is based on field
reconnaissance conducted and aerial photograph
interpretation completed in 1976.
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Reconnaissance Geology of the New Capital Site and
Vicinity.Reger,Richard D.;Alaska Department of
Natural Resources,Division of Geological and
cGeophysical Surveys,Open-File Report /lIl3A,1978.
Willow capital relocation site.
Level 2.
1"=1 mile;base map is taken from USGS Anchorage,
(C-7),(C-8),(D-7),(D-8)Tyonek (C-l),(D-ll)
quadrangles.
This map shows bedrock formations of the WillowccapitaI
relocation site and vicinity.It is based on field
reconnaissance conducted in 1977 and aerial photograph
interpretation completed in 1978.
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Reconnaissance Geology of the Talkeetna~Kashwitna Area,
Susitna River Basin,Alaska.Reger,Richard D.;Alaska
Department of Natural Resources,Division of Geological
and Geophysical Surveys,Open-File Report #107A,1978.
Talkeetna-Kashwitna area including portions of Montana,
Sheep and Little Willow Creeks and Kashwitna River
drainages.
Level 2.
(Scale 1:63,360.)
This map shows geological formations in the Talkeetna-
Kashwitna area and is based on field reconnaissance and
aerial photograph interpretation completed in 1976.
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Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP).
Henry C.Berg,USGS
Branch of Alaskan Geology
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park,California 94025
(415)323-8111,ext.2266.
Statewide.
The Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP)
began in 1975 in response to public and private concern
about the classification,allocation and development of
Alaska's lands.One objective of the program,based on
a 1:250,OOO"';scale quadrangle format,is a systematic
assessment of terrains having high economic mineral
potential.The other objective,based ona 1:1,000,000-
scale map format,is a synoptic mineral appraisal of
mainland Alaska.Informally termed "RAMRAP"(Regional
AMRAP),this appraisal has been completed and published.
Geologists from the Alaska Division of Geological and
Geophysical Surveys and the University of Alaska are
also participants in the AMRAP program.
Of importance to the Susitna basin are these general
resource assessment reevaluations:
-New potential resources of molybdenum,chromite,
gold and tin were discovered in the Talkeetna
quadrangle.
-Significant increases were recognized in size of
copper deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains
quadrangle.
More than 100 AMRAP-sponsored research reports on
geology,geochemistry,geophysics and mineral resources
are published to date.The following reports and maps
pertaining to AMRAP are currently available through
USGS.
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Geologic map of Talkeetna quadrangle.1977 (1978).
MF-870-A.
Interpretation of Landsat imagery of the Talkeetna
quadrangle,Alaska,by w.C.Steele and
N.R.D.Albert.1978.MF-870-C.
Mineral resources of the Talkeetna quadrangle.
1978.MF-870-D.
Geochemical and generalized geologic map showing
distribution of gold and silver,Talkeetna
quadrangle,Alaska.1978.MF-870-E.
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Geochemical and generalized geologic map showing
distribution of tin,tungsten,and beryllium,
Talkeetna quadrangle,Alaska.1978.MF-870-F.
Geochemical and generalized geologic map showing
distribution and abundance of copper,lead,zinc,
and molybdenum in the Talkeetna quadrangle,Alaska.
1978.MF~870-G.
Geochemical and generalized geologic map showing
distribution of chromium and nickel,Talkeetna
quadrangle,Alaska.1978.MF-870-H.
Maps showing mineralogical data for nonmagnetic
heavy-mineral concentrates in the Talkeetna
quadrangle,Alaska,by Tripp and others.MF-870-I.
Surficial deposits,Talkeetna quadrangle,Alaska.
1978.MF-870-J.
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Analysis of Faults in the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys.
Ross Schaff
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological &Geophysical Surveys
3001 Porcupine Drive
Anchorage,AK 99501
Matanuska and Susitna basins arid surrounding foothills.
The objective of this project is to prepare a structural
geolog:ic map of the area indicating all known or suspected
faults,theirhistory of movement and type or amount of
displacement.Emphasis shall be on identifying faults
that have been active during the past 10,000 years.
A short article summarizing the results of trenches
across the Castle Mountain fault is part of DGGS Geologic
Report 61.Another article entitled,"Preliminary
Stress Analysis Along the Castle Mountain Fault,Central
Matanuska Valley,Alaska"has been submitted to the
Journal of Geophysical Research.
Ends June 30,1979.
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Assessment of Active Faults and Earthquake Potential
Based upon Holocene Activity,Upper Cook Inlet.
Dr.R.G.Updike
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Anchorage,Alaska
Upper Cook Inlet.
This project is an examination and mapping of fault
lineaments in upper Cook Inlet region with detailed
examination of activity during the last 10,000 years to
assess potential recurrence of movement along faults
and thus shallow-focus earthquakes in the upper Cook
Inlet area.
Initiated 1979.
Two years.
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Beluga Coal Project.
Benno J.G.Patsch
Project Engineer
2500-0NE California Street
San Francisco,CA 94111
Beluga coal field.
This project is an ongoing economic feasibility and
marketing study for developing the Beluga coal fields
for nine-month power generation or for export.
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Embankment Dams on Permafrost.
Mr.Francis Sayles,Research Civil Engineer
Geotechnical Research Branch
U.S.Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering
Laboratory
Hanover,NH 03755
Upper Susitna River basin.
With the increasing development of the Arctic and
sub-Arctic and Alaska,in particular,the need for
constructing earth structures and reservoirs on permafrost
will necessarily increase.At the present time plans
are being prepared for a combined flood control and
hydroelectric development for the Susitna River basin
in Central Alaska.Some of the alternative dam sites
for this development are in permafrost,and all the
reservoirs involve permafrost.In the past the Corps
of Engineers has built small water supply dams for
remote sites in permafrost areas,and it is expected
that this activity will continue in the future.
Other government agencies and private organizations
will require information for construction of dams on
permafrost,e.g.,Public Health Service,Alyeska,etc.
There is every reason to believe that additional
structures will be founded on permafrost in the future.
Limited technical information is available in North
America for design,construction and maintenance of
safe,economical,water-retaining embankments on
permafrost and for the preservation of natural permafrost
slopes in a safe stable condition when they are subjected
to thermal degradation,frost action,flooding and the
actions of ice.The problems of excavating,hauling
and placing earth and rock materials in permafrost
areas,where the season of above-freezing air temperatures
is very limited,impose many severe cost and feasibility
constraints.
Specific research is needed in the following areas:
thermal effects;seepage control;stability and
settlement;spillways on permafrost;construction;site
selection;hydrology;hydraulic control works;
instrumentation;erosion control;water quality;
environmental effects and enhancement;frost action.
Proposal Stage.
4-5 years.
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Environmental Analysis of the Upper Susitna River Basin
Using Landsat Imagery~
Lawrence Gatto,Carolyn Merry,HarlanMcKim,
Daniel Lawson,Jerry Brown .
U.S.Army Cold Regions'Research and Engineering
Hanov~r,NH 03755 ..
Upper Susitna River basin.
The overall objective was to evaluate the utility of
Landsat imagery for obtaining environmental data for
preconstruction planningalld design ••.The'following"
maps .were made from Lands?t interpretations:drainage
network;lakes,glaciers and snowfields ,.lineaments,
surticialgeologic'materials and poorly drained areas.
Landsat imagery has limited use for detailed mapping of
surficial geologic materials,of lakes sJ]laller than
4000 m and of small glaciers.It is very useful when
regional geologic information is limited.or unavailable.
Preparation of f~nal report.
April 1977 to summer 1979.
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Geophysical Profiles Across the Bruin Bay Fault System,
Westside Cook Inlet Basin,Alaska.
Steve Hackett
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
3001 Porcupine Drive
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Cook Inlet basin,Southcentral Alaska.
The study objective is the acquisition of semidetailed
gravity data across the Bruin Bay Fault system from Mt.
Susitna to Tuxedni Bay.The data will assist in defining
this hidden·structural feature along the west side of
Cook Inlet Petroleum Province.
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Hydrological Baseline Studies of Beluga Coal Area.
William Long
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
3001 Porcupine Drive
Anchorage,Alaska .99501
Beluga area.
This is along-term project which involves collection
of water data-~surface,ground and water quality--for
predevelopment resource information.
Data collection is in progress:discharge stations,
test wells and .waterquality sampling are underway.
Approximately five years.
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LANDSAT Imagery and Applications in Alaska (AMRAP).
Nairn R.D.Albert
U.S.Geological Survey
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park,CA 94025
(415)323-8111,ext.2025.
Statewide.
The principal objectives of this project are:to
furnish AMRAP team leaders and principal investigators
with state-of-the-art Landsat materials for reconnaissance
purposes;to provide unique geologic,structural and
tectonic information relevant to mineral resource
assessment for each AMRAP quadrangle and to construct a
controlled 1:I,OOO,OOO-scale Lambert conformal false-color
Landsat mosaic of Alaska.
The types of Landsat products used are:(1)black and
white,single-band Landsat mosaic of Alaska;(2)computer-
enhanced false color,color ration,simulated color and
first-derivative black-and-white images;and
(3)interactive computer displays allowing detailed
analysis of specific areas.
Talkeetna quadrangle manuscript is in review.Talkeetna
Mountains "quadrangle has been processed and is being
analyzed.Actual construction of the 1:I,OOO,OOO-scale
mosaic of most of Alaska is ready to begin as of
spring,1979.
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Seismic-induced Liquefaction Potential of Surficial
Deposits,Susitna Lowlands.
Dr.R.G.Updike
Alaska Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Anchorage,Alaska
Susitna Lowlands and southern Matanuska Valley.
Utilizing surficial geologic maps,existing subsurface
data and newly acquired field data,surficial deposits
of the area will be assessed for potential failure due
to liquifactioninduced by strong motion seismic events.
Begun January,1919 and thus only in preliminary stages.
Approximately two years.
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Surficial Geology and Geologic Hazards of the Hatcher
Pass Recreation Area.
Richard D.Reger
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological &Geophysical Surveys
Box 80007
College,Alaska 99708
Proposed Hatcher Pass Recreation Area in SW Talkeetna
Mts.
Based on detailed field observations and air photo
interpretation,DGGS is preparing geologic reports
evaluating the geologic hazards and including 1:24,000-
scale maps of geology,materials and hazardous areas.
Field mapping and photo interpretation of Little Susitna
River drainage has been completed.
Scheduled for completion in FY 81.
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To begin summer,1978.
Surficial Geology Mapping and Hazards Identification on .
West Side Cook Inlet.
Air photo interpretation.
Field checking to produce a geologicmap~
Interpretation.
Tuxedni Bay to Beluga River from Cook Inlet shoreline
to Chigmit Mountain front.
Jim Riehle
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
3001 Porcupine Drive
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
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Surficial Geology of the Eastern $usitna River Basin.
Richard D.Reger
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Box 80007
College,Alaska 99708
Susitna River-Matanuska River basin between Susitna
River as far north as Talkeetna and west and south
flanks of Talkeetna Mts.,extending up Matanuska Valley
to vicinity of Jonesville.
DGGS is mapping surficial geology and bedrock using
aerial photographs and field data.Geologic and
geologic-materials maps will be prepared at a scale
of 1:63,360 for parts of the following quadrangles:
Anchorage C-6,C-7,C-8,D-7,D-8;Tyonek A-I,A-2,
B-1,B-2,C-l,C-2,D-1;Talkeetna Mts.A-6,B-6
and Talkeetna A-I,B-1.
Preliminary field work and photo interpretation has been
completed.Final plotting has been done for 65%of area.
Scheduled for completion in FY 81.
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Surficial Geology of the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys •.
Richard D.Reger .
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Box S0007
College,Alaska 9970S
Palmer to west of Wasilla.
Project objective is to map surficial deposits
utilizing aerial photographs and field checking.
Geologic and geologic-materials maps will be
prepared for each of 13 1:25,OOO-sccHe orthophoto
maps provided by the USGS [Anchorage C-6SW,C-7SE
C-7SvJ",C-SSE,c-ssw,·C-SNW,B-7NW,B:""SNE,B-SNW,
and Tyonek B-1SE,B-INE,C:""lSE andC-1NE].
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Geology is plotted for S of ·13 quads.·Anchorage C-SSE
quad is being drafted for publication.
Scheduled for completion in FY Sl.
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Talkeetna Mountains Quadrangle (AMRAP).
u.S.Geological Survey
Skyline Building
508 2nd Avenue
Anchorage,Alaska
Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle.
The objective of this project is the evaluation of the
mineral resources of the Talkeetna 'Mountains quadrangle
through reconnaissance geologic,geochemical,geophysical
and telegeologic mapping.
Field work has been completed.Portions of this project
are complete.A list of those reports can be found
under "Mineral Resources"of the GEOLOGY section of
this bibliography.Remaining reports are scheduled for
completion late summer of 1979.
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West Side Cook Inlet Geophysical Studies.
Steve Hackett,Geophysicist
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
3001 Porcupine Drive
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Tuxedni Bay to Beluga River from Cook Inlet shoreline
to Chigmit Mountain front.
Study objective is acquisition of regional gravity data
to help define major fault zones (Bruin Bay Fault
System)within the western portions of the Shelikof
Trough.This is a continuation of the Beluga Basin
Project.
DGGS is planning to acquire new gravity data in
conjunction with geologic projects along the western
shore of Cook Inlet and to acquire enough data to
publish a report on Castle Mountain-Bruin Bay Fault
System in 1980,summarizing all geophysical and geological
knowledge of the region.
1978~1980 field seasons.
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III.CROSS-INDEX:GEOLOGY
See HYDROLOGY SECTION for annotations of the following:
LANDSAT Mapping -Level B Study
Water Resources of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley Area
See MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES SECTION for annotations of the following:
Alaska Coasta.I·Land Status Atlas
Geotechnical Studies:Geologic Materials and Hazards Analysis,
New Capital Environmental Assessment Program,Source Document
No.3
Goose Bay to Point MacKenzie Highway Corridor Route
Reconnaissance
Matanuska-Susitna Comprehensive Development Plan
Natural Site Conditions,New Capital City Planning Process
Background Report,No.4
See VEGETATION SECTION for annotations for the following:
Acquisition System Verification and Transfer (ASVT)Project or
Denali Remote Sensing Project
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PUBLISHED INFORMATION
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Alaskan Electric Power,An Analysis of Future
Requirements and Supply Alternatives for the Railbelt
Region
Electric Power Needs Assessment,Phase I Technical
Memorandum,Level B Study
Final Environmental Assessment Record,Susitna
Hydropower Feasibility Study
The Politics of Hydroelectric Power in Alaska:Rampart
and Devil's Canyon - A Case Study
Power Market Analysis -Upper Susitna River Project
Power Requirements Study,Alaska 2 Matanuska
Southcentral Railbelt Area,Alaska,Upper Susitna River
Basin Supplemental Feasibility Report,Hydroelectric
Power and Related Purposes
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1.Alaska Communities Flood Hazard and Pertinent Data
GROUNDWATER
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,GENERAL INFORMATION
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Data on Wells in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Area
Electrical Resistivity Survey,Water Well Site Selection
Study,Capital Relocation Site,Willow
Guide to Groundwater Data,Cook Inlet Basin
Surface Water Records of Cook Inlet Basin
Alaska Water Assessment Summary Report
Landsat Mapping,Level B Study
Summary of Water Supplies at Alaskan Communities
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Water Resources of Alaska
Water Resources Data for Alaska
Water Supply Needs Assessment,Phase I Technical
Memorandum,Level B Study
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ONGOING PROJECTS
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Matanuska Electric Association 115 KV Transmission Line
Matanuska-Susitna Boroughwide Flood Insurance Study
National Stream-Quality Accounting Network
Southcentral Alaska's Economy and Population,1965-2025,
Level B Study
Southcentral Water Resources Study,Level B Study
Southcentral Water Resources Study,Phase I,II
Southcentral Water Resources Study,Phase III,IV,V
Upper Susitna River Basin Hydropower Feasibility Study
Wasilla Sewer System
Wasilla Water System
Watana and Devils Canyon Hydroelectric Power Site Study
Water Resources of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley Area
Water Quality Assessment of Lakes in the Palmer-Wasilla
Area
WATSTORE Computer System
Willow Creek Expanded Floodplain Information Study
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Alaskan Electric Power,An Analysis of Future Requirements
and Supply Alternatives for the Railbelt Region.
Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories for Alaska
Department of Commerce and Economic Development,Division
of Energy and Power Development,and·the Alaska Power .
Authority,Final Report Vol.I,II,March,1978.
Railbelt Region:Cook Inlet Region including the Kenai
Peninsula and Anchorage,Matanuska and Susitna valleys
and the Fairbanks North Star Bo'rough.
Level 1.
Numerous,dealing with range of utility and industrial
consumption,utility annual load,utility sales,cost
,analysis and load-resource analysis.,
'Numerous,dealing with utility sales,utility peak
'load,industrial load,existing and planned installed
capacity,comparative capital and -operating costs
various types of facilities,load-resource analysis,
levelized cost power generating option at 0%,4%and 7%
inflation rate.
This report has as objectives:to provide an integrated
analysis of·alternatives for meeting the electric power
requirements anticipated for the railbelt region of
Alaska,to provide background or reference information
for Alaska policy makers and planners as well as the
general public,to identify the economic and state and
federal policy cons:iderations and uncertainties that
influence power system planning and to indicate the
sensitivity of power cOsts to these variables.
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ECOST 2 Model listing.
Power cost computation case details.
Schematic outline of the Clean Air Act.
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Title:Electric Power Needs Assessment.Phase I Technical
Memorandum,Southcentral Water Resources Level B Study,
March,1979.
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Utility market areas.
Annual population,employment and utility customers.
Energy sector ratios and annual energy generated
or sold.
Annual energy use per capita and per customer.
Energy forecasts.
Peak load forecasts.
Installed capacity and power needs forecast.
Summary of existing generating capacity 1977.
1977 installed nameplate capacity -MW.
Electrical load data 1970 through 1977.
Net generation.
Average annual utility growth summaries.
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present and future electric power needs.in Southcentral
Alaska.The study period is generally 1975 through
2025,with emphasis on mid-term problems and needs
through the year 2000.The southcentral region is
divided into four hydrologic subregions--Anchorage,
Cook Inlet,Kodiak~Shelikof,and Gulf of Alaska.
Existing power facilities are inventoried,demands
projected,the need for new generating capacity assessed
and forecast methodologies are explained in detail.
(See page 100 for a description of the Level B Study.)
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Final Environmental Assessment Record,Susitna Hydropower
Feasibility Study,USDI,Bureau of tandManagement,
Anchorage,Alaska,February,1979.
Upper Susitna River Basin,Watana and Devils Canyon
project areas.
Levell.
Seven support maps are included dealing with Watana and
Devils Canyon projects,hydrology and transmission
corridors and access route corri.dors.
This report is a support document to an application
Alaska Power Authority has filed with BLM to conduct a
hydroelectric feasibility analysis for the upper Susitna
River basin.If authorized,the feasibility analysis
will deal with engineering,economic,social and
biological aspects of the proposed project.The
environmental impacts and ways to minimize and mitigate
adverse impacts of the proposed activities are examined
in detail.
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The Politics of Hydroelectric Power in Alaska:
Rampart and Devil Canyon--A C,aseStudy..Naske,Claus H.,
and William R.Hunt;InstitUte of.Wpter Resources,
University of Alaska,1978.
Yukon,Susitna,Cook Inlet,Eklutna •.
Level 3.
This report was funded by U.S.Department of Interior,
Office of Water Research and Technology.The interplay
of political forces in contemplated hydro development
in Alaska is discussed.An analysis of the construction
of Eklutna Dam is included as an appendix.
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Anchorage-Fairbanks Railbelt Area.
Numerous,dealing with railbelt area generation capacity,
basic power and energy forecasting data,cost analysis.
Upper Susitna River basin project--feature site
location.
Upper Susitna River project areas presently served
by railbe1t utilities.
Energy sector ratios Anchorage-Cook Inlet areas
and annual energy generated or sold Anchorage-Cook
Inlet area.
Annual energy use per capita and per customer.
Annual population,employment and utility.
Anchorage-Cook Inlet area energy forecast.
Anchorage-Cook Inlet area peak load forecast.
Totalrailbelt area energy forecast.
1.
This report updates the previous power market analyses
provided for the Corps of Engineers 1976 Interim
Feasibility report on the proposed Upper Susitna River
Hydroelectric Project.
2.
3.
The report includes a new set of load projections for
the railbelt area through the year 2025 and a review of
alternative sources of power.Load-resource and total
power system cost analyses were prepared for different
scenarios under various assumptions to determine effects
on power rates.The appendix lists previous studies
and a bibliography.
Power Mar:t<et Analy~is,Upper SusitnCiRiver Project.
(Draft),Department of Energy,Alaska Power
Administration,January,1979.
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Power Requirements Study,Alaska 2 Matanuska.
USDA,Rural Electrification Administration,Matanuska
Electric Association,Palmer,Alaska,May,1978,(25 pp.).
Matanuska Valley and contiguous areas,primarily extending
along the Parks and Glenn Highways.
Level 2.
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Population projections for the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough.
Projected effect of natural gas fuel prices on
wholesale energy.[
Description:This staff report of the rural electrification
administration was conducted with the assistance of the
Matanuska Electric Association to identify power
requirements for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.It is
an analysis of social and economic factors affecting
the Matanuska Cooperative service area with regard to
energy demands.
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Southcentral Railbelt Area,-Alaska,Upper Susitna River
Basin,Supplemental Feasibility Report,Hydroelectric
Power and Related Purposes.U.S.Army Corps of
Engineers,February,1979,(4 7pp.).
Upper Susitna River basin,Watana and Devils Canyon
project areas.
Levell.
Six maps are inel.uded dealing with dam site plans of
Watana and Devils Canyon proposed projects.Scale
(L:725,000)1"=1l~miles approx •.
This supplemental feasibility study was initiated to
reevaluate the economic justification of the proposed
upper Susitna River Basin hydropower development and is
not a comprehensive document.The report consists of a
main section which responds to specific comments and
suggestions offered by the Office of Management and
Budget and supporting appendix which corresponds directly
to the sections of Appendix I of the 1976 Interim
Feasibility Report.Annotation of the 1976 Interim
Feasibility Report can be found on page 146 of the
Susitna River Basin Resource Bibliography.
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Alaska Communities Flood Hazard and Pertinent Data.
u.-S.-Army Corps of Enginee-rs,Cook -Inlet Subregion,
November 8,-1977._
Southcentra1.
Area 2.
This is a computer printout which presents data by
community on flood hazards.Data recorded include
population,number of houses,number of houses in
flood hazard areas,public facilities in flood hazard
areas,transportation,e~onomic activities,power
supply,sewage treatment systems,flood insurance,
flood history of river,discussion of existing flood
hazard maps and comments on the specific flood
hazards of the area.
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Data on Wells in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Area,
Alaska.D.S.Geological Survey,Open~File Report,
1968,(25 Pl?).
Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Level 2.
Selected wells in a part of the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough area.
Record of wells in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough area;
logs of wells in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough area;
chemical analysis of wells in the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough area.
This report contains data obtained from wells on
Susitna Borough area extending from Palmer to Talkeetna,
Alaska.Data on depth,depth to water level,diameter,
and yield of 125 wells is tabulated.Also presented
are 32 well logs and 14 chemical analyses of well water.
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Electrical Resistivity Survey,Water Well Site Selection
Study Capital Relocation Site,Willow,Alaska.Prepared
for CH2M Hill Alaska,Inc.,by Harding-Lawson Associates,
November,1978.
Capital relocation site along the Deception Creek
drainage.
Level 2.
Location map (Scale 1:25,000).
Numerous,dealing with electrical resistivity soundings.
This report describes an electrical resistivity survey
conducted to determine the depth and extent of
water-bearing materials to aid in locating water wells
whlch would supply the proposed capital relocation
site.An appendix is included.
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Guide to Ground'Water Data,Cook Inlet Basin,Alaska.
Freethey,Geoffrey W.,U.S.Geological Survey Open-File
Basic Data Report 78-439,207 (3 pp.)maps.
The Cook Inlet Hydrologic Sub-region
Level 2.
Ground Water site locations,Lower Cook Inlet and Upper
Cook Inlet -1:250,000 scale.
Ground Water site locations,Anchorage and Vicinity -
1:48,000 scale.
Insets -Ground Water Site locations,Willow and Vicinity,
Palmer-Wasilla and Vicinity,Eagle River and Vicinity,
Kenai-Soldotna and Vicinity,Homer and Vicinity -
1:125,000 scale.
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Cross-reference list of numbers and names used
when referring to·groundwater sites.
Types of groundwater quality records.
Index of groundwater quality records.
Current U.S.Geological Survey observation wells
in the Cook Inlet Basin.
List of selected publications by the U.S.Geological
Survey personnel containing groundwater data for
the Cook Inlet Basin.
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developers and managers for locating and obtaining
groundwater data within the Cook Inlet Hydrologic
Subregion.The report describes types of groundwater
data available,the U.S.Geological Survey's site
identification and location procedure and the basic
means of storage and retrieval of groundwater data in
the WATSTORE computer system.
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Surface Water Records of Cook Inlet Basin,Alaska.
through September 1975:Scully,David R.;Larry S.Leveen
and Raymond S.George;U.S.Geological Survey Open-file
Basic Data Report 78-498,1978,(102 pp.).
The Cook Inlet Hydrologic Sub-region.
Level 2.
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partial-record stations and miscellaneous discharge
measurement sites in the Cook Inlet Hydrologic Sub-region.
Description:,This report presents compilation of miscellaneous
discharge,dailydischarge and monthly and annual mean
discharge of streams within the Cook Inlet Hydrologic
Subregion.It also contains a tabulation of periodic
and continuous water ,temperature measurements and a
complete record of seepage:investigations.
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Alaska Water Assessment Summary Report.Alaska Water
Study Committee,August,1977,(183 pp.)'~
Statewide.
Level 2.
Numerous,dealing with climatic zones,hydrologic
subregions,Alaska land status,water ,and related land
problem areas with seven areas of major significance.
Numerous,dealing with socioeconomic characteristics,
volumetric requirements (water withdrawals),volumetric
requirements (consumptive use of water),water supplies,
instream flow needs.
The Summary Report was the final step in the Alaska
Water Assessment Project.It presents a summary of
previous steps in the assessment and sets out the
Alaska Region's views on relative importance and
priorities for addressing water problems together with
conclusions and recommendations for solving Alaska's
water and related land.resource problems.
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Title:LANDSAT Mapping,LevelB Study,Alaska Geophysical
Institute,1979.
Area:Cook Inlet Subregion and localized areas in the Gulf of
Alaska Subregion.
Interest:Levell.
Maps:Land cover,land form and geologic hazard maps at
1:63,360 and 1:25,000.
Description:This remote sensing mapping project was completed for
the Land Use Management Committee by the Alaska
Geophysical institute.It includes major portions of
the lower Susitna Basin,with maps available at a scale
of 1:63,360 and 1:25,000.The series includes land
cover (vegetative classes)and interpretative mapping
of land forms and geologic hazards~Its utility is in
interpreting land suitability for various purposes and
in identifying resource areas.(See page 100 for a
description of the Level B Study.)
Availability:Copies of the original mylar overlays are available
from Bureau of Land Management,Federal Building,
Anchorage,Alaska.
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Interest:
Maps:
Sumniaryof Water Supplies at Alaskan Communities,Cook
Inlet Subregion,Resource Planning Team,Joint
Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission,July,1973.
Southcentral Alaska.
Level 2.
Scale l~"=50 miles.
1.Index map of planning regions and subregions,
climatic zones,mean.
2.Minimum temperature,January,mean maximum
temperature,_July •.
3.Mean annual precipitation,permafrost and glaciers.
4..Runoff,mean annual peak runoff,mean annual low
monthly runoff,summer normal suspended sediment
concentration.
5.Alaska r~gional.and area breakdown in square
miles,availability of ground¥ater.
This report is a brief summary of the climate,geology,
permafrost conditions and glaciers,settlement patterns,
groundwater availability,surface water availability,
the sediment load of streams and the chemical quality
6f both groundwater and surface water of the Cook Inlet
Subregion.Data on communities in the subregion include
availability of power,the presently used water supply,
sewage facilities,known potential hazards,the
availability of water quality analysis and subsurface
data in the community and a brief statement of the
future potential for water supply developm~nt.
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Description:
1.
2.
Maximum,minimum monthly and mean stream runoff by
regions and subregion~of the state.
Estimated suspended sediment loads and yields at
selected points on Alaskan rivers.
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community waste disposal facilities and water availability.
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Tables:.Numerous tables indicating population projections,cost
·sUinmary,capital cos t and·salvage values.
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Maps:
Sewage Facilities Plan for City of Wasilla.
R &MConsultants,Wasilla,Alaska,March,1978.
Wasilla.
Level 2.
General location map (Scale 1:63,360)~
Charts dealing with population projections;basic
components of the biological treatment systems;overall
treatment system evaluation matrix;proposed treatment
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construction of a sewage collection and treatment works
·for 'the City of Wasilla •.It has·not been implemented
as of·s~tin~~1979....
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Description:
Water Facilities Plan.
City of Wasilla,R &M Consultants,October,1977.
Wasilla.
Level 2.
1.Population projections 1976-2000.
2.Water consumption information.
3~Fire flow requirements.
4.Summary of well water chemical analyses in the
Wasilla.area.
The purpose of this study was to review alternatives
and recommend a master plan for the development of a
water system for the City of Wasilla.Identified in
the study are ~omestic and fire flows,the residential
distribution and storage requirements,water sources,
supply,quality and treatment.
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Area:
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Water Resources of Alaska.
USGS,Water Resources Division,Alaska District Open-File
Report,1971,(60 pp.).
Statewide.
Level 2.
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climatological data,geology data,largest rivers in
Alaska,runoff data,distribution of principal lakes,
generalized availability of groundwater,representative
quality of surface water,and of groundwater.
This report summarizes the existing information on the
water resources in Alaska and describes the availability
and quality of surface and groundwater and their quality.
Climatological factors and physical features that
affect the occurrence of water are briefly discussed.
The report presents the available water data in a
regionalized format.A comprehensive bibliography of
reports published on water resources in the state is
also included.
Maps:
Tables:
Description:
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4.
Population of the state of Alaska by subregions.
Climatological data.
Major rivers,Alaska region arid runoff rates of
selected streams in the subregion.
Major lakes,Alaska region.
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Descri:ption:
Water Resources Data·for Alaska (Summary).
U.S.Geological Survey.
Statewide.
Levell.
An annual publication,Water Resource Data for Alaska
gives basic data for quantity and quality of surface
water and,in some cases,groundwater,in the state.
The most recent edition is cited as a Water-Data Report
(AK-75-1).The earlier volumes in this series do not
have this title in the publication format and have no
series number but are very similar in other respects.
Listed below is an outline of the series of publications.
Title
Surface Water Records for Alaska,1961-64
Water Quality Records for Alaska,1964
Water Resources Data for Alaska,1966-78
The following description exemplifies information
included in these reports:
1.Gauging station records:daily discharge in cubic
feet per second and short description of the physical
location of the site.
2.Discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations.
Includes description of location,the drainage area
size,the period of record,annual maximum gauge height
and discharge amount.
3.Discharge measurement at miscellaneous sites.
The above data are available for these surface-water
stations within the Susitna Basin:
-Knik River near Palmer
-Caribou Creek near Denali
-Little Susitna River near Palmer
-Maclaren River near Paxson
-Susitna River at Gold Creek
-Talkeetna River near Talkeetna
~Skwentna River near Skwentna
Water quality records include chemical quantities (for
13 chemicals)and temperature by sample site.Analyses
of surface-water samples are for miscellaneous sites.
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Suspended sediment analyses generally include a)discharge
(CFS);b}sediment concentration (ppm);c)sedim,ent
discharge (tons per day)and d)suspended particle
size.
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Title:Water Supply Needs,Assessment!
Memorandum,Southcentral'Alaska
Study,1979.
Phase I,Technical
Water Resources Level B
Description:-The study is a comprehensive overview of Southcentral
Alaska's current and future water needs.-It includes
an inventory of the region's ground.,...and surface-water
resources and existing public and private water systems.
Projections are made for ~unicipal~industrial and
private-domestic'demand.(Seepage 100 for a description
of the Level B Study).
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Maps:
Tables:
Southcentral Alaska.Three subregions:Kodiak,Cook
Inlet and Gulf of Alaska.
Level 1.
1:250,000 scale maps of principal water users and
priority streams for instreamflow maintenance.Also
numerous other smaller-scale maps concerning various
topics!
',Numerous,water use tables for communities and industries.
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Ti tle:..Water Quality Needs Assessinen,tPhase'I,.Technical
.Memorandum,Southcentral Water Resources Level B Study,
March,1979,(132 pp.).
Area:.SouthcentralAlaska.
Interest:Levell.
Maps:Locations of gaging west of 150 0 longitude.
Tables:Numerous,dealing with water quality projections,
potential water quality problems,calculated effluent
loading for southcentral region,projections of municipal
waste-water treatment facilities,water quality and
water discharge records'at six different locations.
Description:.This report describes thesouthcentral region and
inventories the area's water quality.Water quality
demands,needs and conflict assessment are presented as
well as current strat~gies for protecting water quality
Q,ndabating,pollution.Water quality standards,points
source management programs,governmental controls for
nonpoint source pollution and areas with most need of
protection are discussed.A case study of Palmer
dealing with projections of municipal waste-water
treatment facilities is also included.An appendix is
presented.(See page 100 for a description of the
Level B Study.)
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U.S.Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
1209 Orca Street
Anchorage,Alaska 99~01
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Area:Cook Inlet Hydrologic Subregion.
Description:The purpose of this project is the collection,compilation
and synthesis of all USGS data in'th~Cook Inlet Hydrologic
Subregion ••Data will be present~d in a hydJ;ologic
atlas format and-published in open file under the
titIe,A Summary of the Water Resources,Hydrologic Atlas.
Status:Data has been.compiled and theatlas·is due to be
published during summer,1979.
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Area:Willow-Wasilla Area.
Title:
Contact:
Matanllska Electric Association lisKV Transmission
Line.
Kirk Morgan,Lands Project Officer
Southcentral District
Alaska Division of Forest,Land and Water Management
Alaska Department of Natural ResourceS
Anchorage,Alaska
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Description:Matanuska Electric Association has received a letter of
entry from the State and·constructed the southern half
of ailS KV transmission line to Willow.The power
.line will run from Teeland Substation near Wasilla to
Willow,crossing the Parks Highway north of Houston;
the northern half will be constructed in the winter of
79-80.
The project is part of a long-range program by MEA to
increase power to the Susitna Valley.Another phase of
the program calls for a line to continue to Talkeetna
by the fall of 1981.
Projected demand for power in the Susitna Valley and
load forecasts--not including the future capital
site--have been prepared by MEA.
Maps indicating the transmission line right-of-way,the
location of an existing 138 KV line and substation
sites are available.The Southcentral District Office
has additional detailed information on the MEA proposal.
Refer to ADL 79951.
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Duration:
A letter of entry has been issued.Pending the receipt
of an as-built survey,the right-of-way permit will be
issued.
The southern half of the line to Willow has been completed.
The northern half will be cleared and constructed in
the winter of 1979-80.
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Title:(Proposed)Matanuska-SusitnaBorough-wide Flood Insurance
Study.
Contact:Paul Pinard
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
Anchorage,Alaska
Area:Entire Matanuska-Susitna Borough,communities over 100
-population.
Description:Incompliance wi:th .the Flood Disaster Protection Act
.(1973)the-Flood Insurance,Adminis-tra tion has requested
the Corps of Engineers to conduct the flood insurance
study.
Detailed hydrologic computations will depend on funding;
but delineation,extent and magnitude of the 100-year
flood is anticipated.
Previous flood insurance investigations have relied on
available mapping,photos or testimony to delineate the
lOO-year flood.
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Duration:
Project has been funded in part only.To date,the
project has involved Willow,Deception and Little
Susitna Rivers and will be completed October,1979.
Ongoing.
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Contact:
Area:
Description:
Status:
Duration:
National Stream-Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN)
Pat Still
USGS
Water Resources Division··
218 E.Street
Anchorage,AK 99501
Southcentra1 Alaska -Susitna River Basin.
Periodic suspended-sediment samples are collected
at theSusitna River at Susitna Station.
Continuing.
Ongoing.
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Status:
Duration:
Southcentral Alaska's Economy and Population,1965-2025,
Southcentral Alaska Water Resources Level B Study.
Dan Wilkerson
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Southcentral Alaska Water Resources LevelB Study
P.O.Box 3276 DT
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Southcentral Alaska
This.stlldy is an econometric base study of the Southcentral
Region prepared in conjunction with the Economic Task
Force by the Institute of Social and E,conomi Research,
U.A.A.It provides a historical perspective of regional
ec()nomic and population growth along with a set of
Gontrol projections 'of economic and population growth
through 2025.It was designed to enable reSource
planners to identify future demands for water and
related land resources in the Southcentral Region and
in each of the Subregions,Cook Inlet,Gulf of Alaska
and Kodiak-Shelikof.
The base study is complete and copies are available on
request.
Completed.It is anticipated that up-dates may be
accomplished in the futllre,perhaps annually.
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Contact:
Area:
Description:
Southcentral Alaska Water Resource Level B Study.
Dan Wilkerson
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Southcentral Alaska Water Resources Level B Study
P.O.Box 3276 DT
Anchorage,Alaska
Southcentral Alaska -'Cook lnlet Subregion.
The Southcentral Alaska Water Resource Study is part of
a nationwide program to encourage the conservation,
development and utilization of water and related land
resources on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by
all levels of government and private interests.Under
the auspices of the U.S.Water Council,three planning
study levels were identified.Level A was·designed to
determine the extent of water and land needs and problems.
Needs and problems of the Alaska region were presented
in Alaska Water Assessment Summary Report (see page 83
of this bibliography for annotation).
The Summary Report is the precursor of the subsequent
planning study level,Level B.Level B studies are
reconnaissance~level studies of selected areas.The
Southcentral Alaska Water Resources Study is a joint
local,state and federal Level B planning effort focused
on the Southcentral Region of Alaska.The study
objectives ate to address and prioritize problems and
issues of regional importance;to evaluate the
interrelationships of water and resource allocation and
land use and to recommend strategies for development,
management and conservation of water and related land
resources.The third planning study level,Level C,
deals with program or project feasibility studies
conducted.by a single governmental body to implement
recommendations of Level A or Level B studies.
Planning efforts are at the Level B stage in the
Southcentral Alaska Region.The Level B study of the
Southcentral Alaska Water Resource Study has been
divided into five phases:Phase I,Needs Assessment;
Phase II,Single Purpose Plan;Phase III,Alternative
Resource Management Strategies;Phase IV,Preliminary
Draft Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement;
and Phase V,Report and Final Environmental Impact
Statement.
Phase I and II are annotated in this bibliography on
page 102.
Annotations of Phase III,IV and V can be found on page
103 of this bibliography.
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Duration:
Phase I is incomplete;draft Phase I documents were
published March,1979.Phase II documents will be
available summer,1979.Phase III,IV,V are due to be
developed during FY 80 and 81.
Phase!and II willc()utinue through summer,1979.
Phases III,IV and V will conclude summer,1981.
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.Contact:
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Status:
Duration:
Southcentral Water Resources Study-Phase I
Needs Assessment and Phase II Single Purpose Plans.
Level B Study.
Dan Wilkerson
Southcentral Water Resources-Level B Study
Management Team
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Southcentral Alaska.
These documents provide an assessment of needs (1975-2025)
and single purpose plans for meeting those needs.The
planning sectors include Electric Power,Fish and
Wildlife,Land Use Management,Water Supply,Water
Quality and Recreation.They provide an assessment and
planning strategies both on a regional and subregional
basis for southcentral and Cook Inlet,Gulf of Alaska
and Kodiak-Shelikof.They are the products of inter-agency
technical work plan committees in conjuction with the
management team.(See page 100 for description of
Level B Study.)
Incomplete;Draft Phase I documents available in May,1979.
Draft Phase II documents,available approximately
June 15.
Phase I &II will be complete in the summer,1979.
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Southcentral Water Resources Level B Study-Phases III,
Alternative Resource Management Strategies;Phase IV,
Preliminary Draft Report and Draft EIS;and Phase V,
Report arid EIS.
Dan Wilkerson or Jeff Richardson
Southcentral Water Resources Level B Study
Management Team
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Southcentral Alaska.
These documents include an identification of conflicts
among single purpose plans,alternative resource management
strategies and response to public-review of the strategies
with selection of a recommended strategy.A preliminary
draft report will then be prepared along with a preliminary
draft environmental impact statement.A final report
and EIS will be completed,representing the findings
and conclusions of the study.(Seepage 100 for a
description of the Level B Study.)
Incomplete;will be developed during federal FY 80 and
81.
To be concluded spririg/summer,1981.
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Contact:
Area:
Description:
Status:
Upper Susitna River Basin Hydropower Feasibility Study.
Mr.Charles Bickley
U.S.Army Corp of Engineers
Anchorage,Alaska
Susitna River Basin.
The Susitna Hydropower Feasibility Study was authorized
by PL 94-587,entitled,''Water Resources Development
Act of 1976,"enacted oil 22 October 1976.The authorizing
legislation provided for two options for the conduct of
Phase I studies.The two options are as follows:The
Corps of Engineers .could undertake the studies as a
.federally funded project or as a state funded project
based on a request from the State of Alaska.The State
of A1a,ska,Alaska Power Authority,has requested the
Corps of Engineers (CaE)to proceed with studies based
on a 1976 feasibility report by the CaE which outlined
a number of alternatives for developing the hydropower
potential of the Upper Susitna Basin and identified the
most economical scheme as a two-dam complex,one at
Watana and one at Devils Canyon.
The State of Alaska has proposed legislation pending,
which would fund the CaE for initiation of studies that
could lead to power-on-line at Watana in.1994.
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Title:Wasilla Sewer System.
Contact:Erling Nelson,City Clerk
P.o.Box 430
Wasilla,Alaska 99687
Area:City of Wasilla.
Description:Project objective is the developmentofa sewer
facilities plan and master plan for the city and area
north and east of Wasilla Lake.
Status:Facilities plan approved by DEC,EPA approval pending.
Duration:Indefinite.
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Contact:
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Description:
Status:
Wasilla Water System.
Erling Nelson,City Clerk
P.O.Box 430
Wasilla,Alaska 99687
City of Wasilla.
This project is the development of a water facilities
plan and master water system for the City of Wasilla.
The facilities plan is completed and the City Council
is presently searching for the best method to implement
this plan.
Indefinite.
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Watana and Devils Canyon Hydroelectric Power Site
Study.
Pat Still
USGS
Water Resources Division
218 E.Street
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Southcentral Alaska -Susitna River Basin.
Periodic suspended-sediment samples are collected at
the Susitna River near Denali and Susitna River at Gold
C.reek.
Continuing.
Data are published on an annual basis in the "Water
Resources Data for Alaska."
Ongoing.
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Description:
Status:
Duration:
Water Resources of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley Area.
William Long
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys
3001 Porcupine Drive
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Wasilla Area.
Project objectives are to make map presentations of
groundwater,surface water arid aquifer stratigraphy
information.A surficial geology map of the area at
1:63,360 will be included in the final report.
Data gathering.
Groundwater atlas ready for drafting.
Ongoing.
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Water Quality Assessment of Lakes in the Palmer-Wasilla
Area,Alaska:Lucile,Wasilla,Cottonwood~and Finger
Lakes.
Charlotte Chastain
Department of Environmental Conservation
338 Denali
Anchorage,AK 99501
Palmer-Wasilla.
Lakes were samples·in late summer~1978 for temperature,
specific conductance,dissolved oxygen,pH,total
phosphate~total nitrate,total Kjeldahl nitrogen,and
fecal coliform bacteria..
Discontinued.
One year.
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WATSTORE Computer l>ystem.
Jilann Brunette
U.S.Geological Survey
218 E.Street
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Statewide.
WATSTORE is a computerized storage and retrieval system
for.water r~sources data maintained by the Water Resources
Division of the U.S.Geological Survey..The central
computer is in Reston,Virginia and is accessed through
terminals around the country.In Alaska there is one
terminal in Juneau,which USGS shares with the Forest
Service,National Marine Fisheri~s Service and Bureau
of Mines.The Alaska terminals are hooked into the
system via a telecommunications network.Data is filed
in the system according to common characteristics
(e.g.,groundwater sites,stream gaging stations,etc.)
and data collection frequencies (e.g.,daily,annual,
etc.).
Daily Values File.This file stores data collected on
a daily basis or through the use of continuous recording
devices whose data can be reduced to a daily value.
The type of information entered in the file includes
streamflow measurements,reservoir volumes,water
temperatures,sediment concentrations,water tables and
others.
Peak Flow File.This file stores annual maximum
streamflow data and water levels (at a scale graduated
in meters or feet)for surface water stations operated
USGS and other agencies (Forest Service,National
Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration,etc.)in Alaska.
The data can be returned on an entering agency basis
(i.e.,one could retrieve only that information entered
by Department of Natural Resources)or on a collective
basis (i.e.,all the information entered by USGS,
Department of Environmental Conservation,Department of
Natural Resources,Department of Fish and Game,etc.)
on a specific area.
Water Quality File.This file is maintained in WATSTORE
independently of the previously mentioned files.
However,lab analyses are capable of being cross-referenced
to the Water Quality File and water valuable table
levels cross-referenced to the Daily Value Files.
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Computer-printed tables which list the actual data are
the most common output.
Computer printed graphs,such as bar graphs,line
graphs and site-location maps,,can be produced by the
line printer.
Statistical analyses,such as regression analyses,
variance and correlations,can be performed.
Digital plotting can be done with an off-line printer
to produce hydrographs,contour maps of water table
levels,x-y point plots and others.(NOTE:This
capability is not available at the Alaska terminals due
to the cost of the telecommunications link and the slow
speed of the off-line plotter as compared to the line
printer.However,the local USGS offices can have
digital plotting performed at their regional offices at
Menlo Park,then mailed to Alaska.)
Primary locational entries into the WATSTORE files are
by latitude and longitude,but they are also designated
by township and range down to the quarter-quarter-quarter
section (10 acres).
Investigations are underway to determine if stream
hydrology information could be stored and retrieved on
a river-mile or drainage basin basis.All streams
appearing on the Alaskan topographic maps have been
catalogued according to EPA's STORET stream coding
system.
USGS has an agreement with EPA whereby all the WATSTORE
water quality data is transferred into EPA's STORET
system.However,STORET is not transferred into WATSTORE.
An interface has been developed which will permit the
access of STORET through a WATSTORE terminal.
All water quality measurements put into the system as a
USGS entry must meet USGS standards.For example,
information on nitrates or phosphorus in waters must be
done by the standard chemical analysis procedures for
those parameters which are accepted by USGS.If a
chemical measurement was entered by ADNR,ADEC,or
ADF&G,for example,and if it was not known that their
analytical standards were the same as USGS,then that
data would be tagged ADNR,ADEC,and ADF&G in the
output since they were the originating agencies.This
would be of value in any event since a user may wish to
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go directly to information and the tagging would serve
as a type of index.
It is possible to have USGS produce a copy of the
magnetic tape which includes all the water data stored
for Alaska at any given time.
Computerized storage for the Matanuska,Susitna and
Knik drainage basins,the west shore of Cook Inlet and
the Kenai Peninsula is complete.
This is an ongoing,cooperative system for storage and
retrieval of data that requires continual input.
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Description:The Willow Creek Expanded Plain Information Study,as
requested by the State of Alaska and authorized by the
Office Of the'Chief of Engineers~Corps of Engineers,
provides a detailed data base including topography,
flooding potential,existing and future1aIld use,
animal and vegetation habitat,soil conditfons and
hydrologic data.An analysis was made of existing
conditions and two future conditions normal development
in year 2000 and a state capital in year 2000.The
study also provides the capability of 'a continuing
means'of analysis as alternative development plans are
proposed~The study area is the 241 square miles
'making up the Willow and Deception Creek drainage
basins,approximately 30 air miles north of Anchorage.
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Willow Creek Companion Study.
Paul Pinard
District Engineer
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
Anchorage,Alaska
Lower Susitna River basin.
The purpose of the study is to delineate the floodplains
immediately adjacent to Deception Creek,Willow Creek
and the Little Susitna River.An attempt will be made
to delineate the 10,50,100 and SOO-year floods.
Development schemes,ranging from complete development
of the floodplain to no development of the floodplain,
will be studied to determine the ramifications of
various potential growth schemes.The State will be
asked to provide the criteria for the growth scenarios;
for example 20 and 50-year levels of potential development
within the study area.In return,the corps will model
basin changes in hydrology economics and other environmental
factors based on the growth criteria.The Capital Site
Planning Commission will be asked for input the potential
growth scenarios.
The Companion Study will incorporate data and maps
generated for the unpublished Little Susitna Flood
Plain Information Report.
The Alaska District,Corps of Engineers has received
approval from the Office of the Chief of Engineers to
proceed with the Companion Study.
The project is expected to be concluded by October 1979.
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See FISH AND WILDLIFE SECTION for annotations of the following:
Fisheries and Habitat Investigation of the Susitna River - A
Preliminary Study of the Potential Impacts of the Devil's
Canyon and Watana Hydroelectric Projects
Moose Movements and Habitat Use Along the Upper Susitna River
Raptor Studies Along the Proposed Susitna Powerline
Corridors
Upper Susitna Moose Population Study
See GEOLOGY SECTION for annotation of the following:
Hydrological Baseline Studies of Beluga Coal Area
See MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES SECTION for annotations of the
following:
Stream Gaging and Water Quality,Nancy Lake Limnological
Study,New Capital Environmental Assessment Program,
Source Document No.1
Well Water Availability,Surface and Subsurface Drainage,
New Capital Environmental Assessment Program,Source Document
No.1
Natural Site Conditions,New Capital City Planning Process
Background Report No.4
Point MacKenzie Industrial Siting Study
Water Sources,New Capital City Planning Process Background
Report No.5
Environmental Guidelines and Assessment,Permits and
Procedures,New Capital City Planning Process Background
Report No.11
The Metropolitan Anchorage Urban Study
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I.PUBLISHED INFORMATION
1.Soils of the Capital Relocation Site
2.Soils of the Skwentna Area
II.ONGOING PROJECTS
1.Denali Trails Area Soil Survey
2.Soils of the Capital Relocation Site
3.Willow Area Detailed Soil Survey
4.Yentna Soil Survey Area
III.CROSS-INDEX
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Soi180f the Capital Relocation Site,Alas'ka,
USDA,Soil Conservation Service,1978,(118 pp.).
Willow capital relocation site.
Level 1.
Maps:1.
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3.
Index to map sheets (scale 1:63,360).
Map sheets 1-8:aerial photos with soil names
symbolized.
Soil and water features.
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Availability:
1.Engineering properties and classifications.
2.Physical and chemical properties of the soil.
3.Soil and water features.
4.Building site development.
5.Sanitary facilities.
6.Water management.
7.Construction materials.
8.Recreation development.
9.Map legend,acreage ~nd proportionate extent of
the soils.
This soil survey was conducted by the Soil Conservation
Service at the request of the'Matanuska;';"Susitna Borough
to provide soils information for planners,engineers
and others involved in the capital relocation project.
The survey provides location of soils on maps,a brief
description of soil types in the area,a d~scription of
representative examples of each kind of soil identified
in the area as well ae information about properties of
the soils pertinent to engineering applications and
suitability and limitation of the soils for various
uses.
A copy of the survey is available from the Soil
Conservation Service.
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Maps:
Soils of the Skwentna Area,Alaska.Schoephorster,Dale B.
and Clarence C.Widenfeld,USDA Soil Conservation
Service.
Skwentna.
Levell.
Skwentna area photo with soil mapping unit symbols on
delineations (1:13,680 scale).
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are available.
Ten (10)soil series are recognized in twenty-one (21)
mapping units covering 12,800 acres.
Description:This report contains a general description of the area,
an explanation of how soils are mapped and classified,
a description of the soils,engineering applications
and classifications of the soils.
Tables:1.
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Engineering classification.
Physical and chemical properties of soils.
Soil and water features.
Sanitary features.
Building site development.
Construction materials.
Water management.
Recreational development.
Soil classification.
Acreage and proportionate extent.
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Denali Trails Area Soil Survey
(Denali Area Soil Survey)
Louis A.Fletcher
State Soil Scientist
USDA-Soil Conservation Service
2221 East Northern Lights Blvd.,Suite 129
Anchorage,Alaska 99504
(907)276-4246
Watershed Program Manager
Bureau of Land Management
(907)277-1561
Upper'Susitna sub-basin
The Soil Conservation Service is conducting soil
investigations in the Denali Highway (Alaska Highway 8)
area as part of a cooperative agreement with the Bureau
of Land Management.
The primary purpose of the soil study is to provide
information on area soil properties to assist in the
management of off-road vehicle use in this remote area.
The soil studies will help in assessing suitability of
relocating off-road trails or roads to other routes of
less impact and in assessing the problems found in
existing locations (e.g.,permafrost,ground instability,
etc.).Soil limitations are based on features of
undisturbed soil.
The soil study may serve the secondary purpose of
assisting the BLM in testing the correlation between
LANDSAT imagery and soil patterns as part of an ongoing
remote-sensing BLM project in the same area.
The SCS soil surveys include the following:a)The
Butte Lake Trail,4,500 acres;b)Butte Creek Trail,
5,000 acres;c)Hatchet Lake area,1,500 acres;d)a
large area from the Denali Highway north to Seven Mile
Lake including Land Mark Gap Lake,40,000 acres;e)
Phalarope and g)Maclaren River site,640 acres.
Geomorphic features in several areas along the Denali
are also being mapped.
The BLM is providing funding and transportation (via
helicopter),and SCS is providing the manpower for the
cooperative project.
Preliminary maps are completed,and text prepared.
In-house publication by BLM.
SCS publication pending.
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Soils of the Capital Relocation Site Alaska.
Louis A.Fletcher
State Soil Scientist
USDA-Soil Conservation Service
2221 East Northern Lights Blvd.,Suite 129
Anchorage,AK 99504
(907)276-4246
Approximately 100 square miles.Located in Susitna
River valley near Willow,Alaska.
The Soil Conservation Service has completed detailed
(order 2)soil survey in and around the state capital
relocation area at the request of Matanuska-Susitna
Borough to provide soil information to planners,engineers
and others involved in the project.
Report will provide description,location,classification
and interpretation of soils in the area.
Mapping complete;test prepared;publication in progress.
Expected to be available late spring,197~.
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State Soil Scientist
USDA-Soil Conservation Service
2221 East Northern Lights:Blvd.,Suite 129
Anchorage,Alaska 99504:
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Description:The Willow Area Soil Survey will provide evaluations of
-soil conditions to aid in selecting locations for
highways,buildings,recreation sites,airports.Basic
engineering-properties of soils will-be given.
The Soil Conservation Service completed a preliminary
survey from the north boundary of the capital site to
the southside of Kashwitna by fall,1977.
Status:Northern extensioriof this survey would begin late
summer,1979.There is no estimate on when mapping for
this area would be completed.
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Susitna River basin west of Susitna River.South of
Dutch Hills to Cook Inlet.
700,000 acres mapped field season 1978.700,000 to
800,000 acres to be mapped annually until completed.
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Yentna Soil Survey Area.
Louis A.Fletcher
State Soil Scientist
USDA-Soil Conservation Service
2221 East Northern Lights Blvd.,Suite 129
Anchorage,Alaska 99504
(907)276-4246
Detailed (order 2)soil survey will provide soil
description,classification and interpretations.
maps are aerial.photos of scale of 1:24,000.The
area size is approximately three million acres.
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See MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES SECTION for annotations on the following:
Goose Bay to Point MacKenzie Highway Corridor Route
Reconnaissance
Matanuska-Susitna Comprehensive Development Plan
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1.Vegetation Management Impact Analysis
ONGOING PROJECTS
1.Acquisition System Verification and Transfer Project
(Denali Remote Sensing Project)
CROSS-INDEX
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Vegetation Management Impact Analysis.U.S.Department
of Transportation,Federal Railroad Administration,
Alaska Railroad,Anchorage,Alaska,1977.
Along the route of the Alaska Railroad.
Geographic location map of route.Scale:1"=16
miles.
This report is an impact analysis of an established
method of managing vegetation in the right-of-way of
the Alaska Railroad.Technical data and on-site
photographs are included to illustrate and support
management methods.
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Duration:
Acquisition System Verification and Transfer (ASVT)
Proj ect or [Denali Remote Sellsing Project]•
Lou Waller,Alaska Project Manager
or Kevin Meyer,Remote Sensing Specialist
Anchorage District Office
Bureau of Land Management
4700 E.72nd Avenue
Anchorage,AK 99507
Project area covers approximately two million acres
along the Denali Highway in Southcentral Alaska...Two
other project areas are located in Arizona andldaho~
The ASVT project is a multisite analysis of the utility
of LANDSAT digital and manual processing for wildland
vegetation and geologic feature mapping.The project
is designed to allow comparisons to be made between
conventionaJ aerialphotog~aphy interpretation techniques
and new technology involving LANDSAT satellite imagery.
Evaluations or aerial photography interpretations of
1:120,000 and 1:30,000 color infrared photography;
LANDSAT 1:250,000 color images;LANDSAT digital analysis;
and ground inventories are being made to quantify the
cost effectiveness and quality of the resulting
interpretation products for wildland resource management.
The Denali phase of the project is now undergoing
digital analysis product review.Products from manual
interpretation effects were field checked during the
summer of 1978.Activities over the next nine months
will center on evaluating the accuracy of digitally
classified vegetation maps.
The second phase of the ASVT project is now underway in
Arizona.The third phase is expected to begin during
1980.The Phase I final report is expected to be
completed late in 1979.
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See FISH AND WILDLIFE SECTION for annotations on the following:
Wetland Inventory-Susitna River Basin
See HYDROLOGY SECTION for annotations on the following:
LANDSAT Mapping,Level B Study
See MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES SECTION for annotations on the
following:
Matanuska-Susitna Development Plan
Moose Habitat Analysis,New Capital City Environmental
Assessment Program,Source Document No.2.
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PUBLISHED INFORMATION
l.Alaska's Fisheries Atlas,Volumes I and II
2.Alaska's Wildlife and Habitat,Volume I
3.Alaska's Wildlife and Habitat,Volume II
4.Fish and Wildlife Needs Assessment,Phase I
Technical,Level B Study[
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Fisheries and Habitat Investigations of the Susitna
River - A Preliminary Study of the Potential Impacts
of the Devils Canyon and Watana Hydroelectric Projects
Inventory and Cataloging of the Sport Fish and Sport
Fish Waters in Upper Cook Inlet
Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity Study
Moose -Calf Mortality Study
Moose Movements and Habitat Use Along the Upper
Susitna River
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Corridors,Oil Pipeline and in the Yukon and Colville
River Regions of Alaska
11.Upper Susitna River Moose Population Study
ONGOING PROJECTS
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Coastal Fish and Wildlife Resource Profile
Inventory and Cataloging of Sport Fish and Sport
Fish Waters of the Copper River,Prince William
Sound,and the Upper Susitna River Drainage
Inventory and Cataloging of Sport Fish and Sport
Fish Waters in Upper Cook Inlet
Moose Research
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5.Nelchina Moose Calf Mortality Study 171
6.Nelchina Yearling Moose Mortality Study 172
7.Wetland Inventory -Susitna River Basin 173
III.CROSS-INDEX 174
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Alaska's Fisheries Atlas,Vo1.land II.State of
Alaska,Department of Fish and Game,1978.
Statewide.
Levell.
Numerous maps at a scale of 1:63,360 presenting fish
distribution and'impo:ttanthabitat.Quadrangles presented
within the Susitna Basin are:Anchorage,Tyonek,
Talkeetna and Talkeetna Mountains.
Both volumes of the atlas are divided into three sections.
Fish Species Accounts~-This section presents a general
life history of each fish,species distribution in
Alaska,and the general habitat requirements of each
species.
Area Accounts-.....A general description of each regulatory
'area as well as specific information regarding distribution,
tiniing and the hu~an uses of each species within the
area is provided in this section.Volume I deals with
commercial fisheries managemeritareas while Volume II
is confined to sport fish regulatory areas.
Fish Distribution Maps--Distribution of each species
maps at a scale of 1:63,300 is shown.These maps show
seasonal changes in distribution and important habitat.
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Maps:
Alaska's Wildlife and Habitat,Vol.L State of Alaska,
Department of Fish and Game,1973.
Statewide.
Level 1.
Numerous maps at a scale 1:63,360 (reduced)showing
wildlife distribution and important habitat.Quadrangles
pertinent to the Susitna Study area are:Anchorage,
Tyonek,Talkeetna,Talkeetna Mountains.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Physiography--This section discusses each of the
12 physiographic regions of Alaska in terms of
topography,climate,geology and general vegetational
characteristics.
Wildlife Species Accounts--A general life history,
species distribution and general habitat requirements
are presented for the following species categories:
terrestrial mammals,marine mammals,waterfowl and
seabirds and invertebrates.
Wildlife Distribution Maps--Maps at a scale of
1:63,360 (reduced)show distribution of each
species as well as seasonal changes and critical
habitat areas when possible.
Game Management Unit Accounts--This section presents
a general description of each game management
units,specific information on historic and present
distribution and abundance and human uses in the
unit.Specific and critical habitat requirements
of each species in the unit have been emphasized
as well as land-use considerations and recommendations
for land-use plans.
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Alaska's Wildlife and Habitat,Vol.II.State of
Alaska,Department of Fish and Game,1978.
Statewide.
Level I.
Numerous maps at a 1:63,360 scale (reduced)presenting
wildlife distribution and habitat.Quadrangles pertinent
to Susitna Study Area are:.Anchorage,Tyonek,Talkeetna,
Talkeetna Mountains.
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2.
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W~ldlife Species Accounts~~A general life history
of each species,species distribUtion,general
habitat requirements and human uses is presented
in this section.Species are separated irtto the
following categories:furbearets,small game,
raptors and seabirds.
Game Management Accounts--This section is arranged by
geographic area and species.It presents a general
description of each game management unit and
information regarding historic and present distribution,
abundance and human uses within each unit.
Wildlife Distribution--This section is arranged by
geographic area and species and presents the
distribution of each species at a scale of 1:63,360.
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Fish and Wildlife Needs Assessment,Phase I Technical
Memorandum,Southcentra1 Alaska Water Resources Level B
Study,1979.
Cook Inlet,Kodiak,She1ikbf,Gulf of Alaska.
Level 1.
1.Study area (scale 2~"=200 miles).
2.Water resources council,Level B Study,Cook Inlet
subregion (scale 2~"=100 miles).
3.Game management units.
4.Cook Inlet commercial fishery districts.
Numerous,dealing with current and projected needs,
demands on various wildlife resources.
This technical memorandum presents an inventory of
existing resources needs within the southcentra1 region.
Regulatory and management tools to protect and manage
the resource and to resolve user conflicts are presented.
Appendices are included dealing with methodology for
assessment supply and demand of fish and wildlife
resources,subsistence and essential fish and wildlife
use areas.(See page 100 for description of the Level
B Study.)
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Title:Fisheries and Habitat Investigations of the Susitna
River -A Preliminary Study of Potential Impacts
of ..the -Devils Canyon and Watana Hydroelectric Projects.
Riis,James C.,Nancy V.Friese;Alaska Department of
Fish and Game,1978.
Area:Upper Susitna River.
Interest:Level 1.
Description:This study was conducted as part of a biological information
gathering effort to enable the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game to prepare a comprehensive biological
study plan in the event a final environmental impact
study is made to determine the feasibility of constructing
the p~oposed Watana and Devils Canyon dams.Biological
data was obtained on in~igenous fish populations,and
water quality and quantity investigations were conducted
with respect to the existing aquatic habitat of the
SusitnaRiver drainage.
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Area:
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Tables:
Description:
Inventory and Cataloging of the Sport Fish and
Sport Fish Waters in Upper Cook Inlet,Vol.19.
Watsjold,David;Alaska Department of Fish and Game,
Annual Performance Report,Federal Aid in Fish Restoration,
1978.
Susitna and Matanuska Valleys -Includes east side
tributaries of the Susitna River,tributaries of Talkeetna
River and portions of the Chulitna River drainage.
Level 2.
One map showing portions of the Big Lake Drainage.
16 tables dealing with information on spawning populations
of chinook and coho salmon,and data on stocked lakes
of the Susitna Valley.
This project is presented in an annual report found in
Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Annual Report of
Performance,Job.No.G-I.D.It encompasses a wide
variety of cataloging and inventory studies covering a
period from July 1,1977 to June 30,1978.The report
of the project presents information on chinook and coho
salmon spawning populations in various drainages.Also
included are population characteristics of chinook
salmon in Willow Creek,Montana Creek and Chulitna
River.Information on fish stocked in various Susitna
Valley lakes is included.Life history investigations
of coho salmon in the Big Lake drainage are discussed
in this report.
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Title:Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population-idelltity Study.·
-Final Report.Didrickson,J.C.and K.P.Taylor;
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration.Alaska Department
of Fish and Game,1978,(20 pp.).
Area:Peters~Dutch Hills portion of Game Management Unit 16A
(Lower Susitna River Basin).
Interest:Level 2.
Maps:5 maps showing locations and migrations of 49 female
moose.(Scale 1:250,000)
Tables:3 tables showing sex,age and productivity of 49 adult
female moose.
Descr~ption:This isa study of seasonal movements,home ranges~
calf production and survival in 49 adult female moose.
These moose were marked with individually identifiable
collars,including 24 radio transmitter collars.A
total of 706 observations of these mOQse indicated that
three separate winter ranges were used.:.Kahiltna
Glacier Moraines,Peters Hills burn and Bunco-Home Lake
area on the Tokositna River.
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Description:
Moose-Calf Mortality Study.Game Managenent Unit 13,
Project Progress Report,Ballard,W.B.and
K.P.Taylor,Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration,
1978.
Headwaters of Susitna River and Mendeltna Creek.
Level 2.
One map showing study areas,three maps showing locations
of brown bears observed.
Five tables showing measurements,blood values,bacterial
cultures of calf moose;mortality factors and movements
of cows and calves in relation to mortality.
This report records the results of a study on neonatal
moose calf mortality.By radio collaring 54 newborn
moose calves in two study areas,causes of calf mortality
were determined.Predation (mostly by brown bears)
accounted for 90 percent of the natural mortality.
Thirty-five of the 54 collared calves died during this
study.
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Moose Movements and Habitat Use Along ,the Upper
StisitriaRiver.Taylor,KentonP.andWarien B.Ballard;
Alaska Department of Fish arid Game,January,1979
(20 pp.)..
Upper Susitna River within the Watana damsite area.
Level 2.
Maps:
Tables:,
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Identifying moo~e movements in the study area.
Seven maps indicating previous range and 1978
locations of radio-collared moose along the Susitna
River in seven locations.
Range size,number of radio locations and m1n1mum
number of river crossings of radio-collared moose
along the Susitna River.
Number of observations of radio-collared moose in
vegetation types along the Susitna River in October,1976
and December,1977.
Description:The report is a progress report to the Alaska Power
Authority of a study conducted in the vicinity of the
propos~d Susitna hydropower project.Moese movements
during the study period,April,1978 through September,1978,
were monitored through use of·radio collars.
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Description:
Raptor Studies Along the Proposed Susitna Powerline
Corridors,Oil Pipeline and in the Yukon and Colville
River Regions of Alaska.White,Clayton M.,and
Tom J.Cade for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service,Bureau
of Land Management,National Park Service,Arctic
Institute of North America and American Museum of
Natural History,1976,(28 pp.).
Susitna Dam sites and the proposed power line corridor
along the Parks Highway,Anchorage to Talkeetna to
Cantwell to Carlo Creek.
Level 2.
One table pertinent to the study is presented:Itinerary
of Travel for the Susitna Dam Power Transmission Corridor,
1975--listing date,time,aircraft and pilot and area
surveyed.
The purpose of the study relating to the Susitna River
Basin was to determine the distribution,density and
status of falcon populations in specific areas of human
activity in order to assess and predict potential
disturbances and to make recommendations to help mollify
such impacts.An aircraft reconnaissance survey of
falcon habitat was conducted along the proposed power
line corridor from the Susitna Dam Site projects.
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Upper Susitna River Moose Population Study.Project
Progress Report,Ballard,W.B.and K.P.Taylor,
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration,1978,(62 pp.).
Upper Susitna Basin.
Level 2.
17 maps showing movements and home ranges of individual
moose--(Scale:1"=4 miles).
7 tables showing measurements,pregnacy status,blood
chemistries,ages handling histories and serial
resightings of collared moose.
This project progress report deals with indentification
of populations and subpopulations of moose occupying
upper Susitna River Basin.
A total of 105 adult cow moose were captured and marked
with individually identifiable collars,including 40
radio transmitter collars.Tentatively,four separate
populations of moose were identified.Their seasonal
movements are described and discussed.Included is an
appendix entitled,'~oose Movements and Habitat Use on
the Susitna River and Its Relationships to the Proposed
Susitna River Hydroelectric Project."
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Title:Coastal Fish and Wildlife Resource Profile for
Southcentra1 Alaska.
Contact:David L.Spencer
University of Alaska
Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center
707 A Street
Anchorage,AK 99501
or
Greg Konkel
U.S.Department of Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 E.Tudor Road
Anchorage,AK 99503
Area:Southcentra1 Alaska.
Status:Research is completed and graphic production is underway.
Description:.The project's objective is to identify critical wildlife
habitats of the region and seek out conflicts that could
occur between wildlife resources and man-made development
by the year 2000.The critical wi141ife areas and
relationships will be displayed on large graphic illustrations
and maps.
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Inventory and Cataloging of Sport Fish and Sport
Fish Waters of the Copper River,Prince William
Sound,and the Upper Susitna River drainages.
Fred T.Williams
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Box 47
Glennallen,AK 99588
Upper Susitna River Drainage,Copper River Drainage
and Prince William Sound.
Lake and stream surveys,area of lakes,volume,depth,
fish species present,fish food grade,drainage are
examples of information being obtained through this
project.Similar information is gathered from selected
streams.During 1977 considerable effort was expended
surveying lakes in the area and all the primary tributaries
to the Upper Susitna River.
This is an ongoing project;however,little effort is
planned in the Upper Susitna in 1979.
Several years.
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Title:Inventory and Cataloging of the Sport Fish and Sport
Fish Waters in Upper Cook Inlet.
Contact:David Watsjold
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
P.O.Box 794
Palmer ,.Alaska 99645
Area:Susitna and Matanuska Valleys"",:,Includes east side
tributaries of SusitnaRiver,tributaries of Talkeetna
River and portions of the Cpulitna River drainage.
Interest:Level 2 •.
Description:Data.collected on this project will be presented in an
anml,al report found in Federal Aid in Fish'Restoration,
Annual Report of Performance,Job No.<rI-b •.,Vol.20.
This JobeIll:QmpasseE!'m~my different types.of projects
tha t 'i!:re co,ri4\icted each year..
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In the Susitna River Basin,inventories are being
conducted on all clearwater streams to Cissess adult
salmonspa.wuing.pop...ul.ations.Detai.le.d .w..ork is presently
'being conducted on Willow Creek an4Li ttle Susitna
River.Salmonoid life history studies are being
conducted on these streams.Studies are aimed at
determini~g salmonoid growth rates,:migration patterns
of fry andsmolt,habitat ,preferences and species
composition in yarious habitat types.Willow Creek and
Little Susitna River will be gaged shortly to determine
flow patterns.Thermograph data have beEmand will
continue to be collected onMontana,Willow and Caswell
creeks as well as Little SusitnaRiver.Limited water
chemistry data are available for these streams.
Many of the lakes in the Susitna Basin have been surveyed
and these data are available from Alaska Department of
Fish and Game.Surveys usually include bottom contouring,
water analysis,species composition and description of
inlets and outlets.
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project is a continuing program through 1980.
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Moose Research
Don McKnight,Research Chief
Department of Fish and Game
Division of Game
Juneau,AK 99801
The moose,because of its extreme importance to Alaskans
and the nuances involved in its management,receives a
disproportionately large share of research effort.
These studies can be classified as intensive and extensive,
with the former being conducted at the Moose Research
Center (MRC)on the Kenai Peninsula and the latter
being field studies throughout the state.
MRC Studies:Currently under study is moose physiology
and behavior.This work is designed to mesh with
studies of moose habitat conducted by the U.S.Fish and
Wildlife Service.The main emphasis in FY 79 is measuring
the effects of various blood parameters which can be
used to assess the condition of moose.
Investigation and evaluation of techniques which would
be applicable to moose management are long-term research
projects at MRC.
Field Studies:The bulk of these studies are designed
to delineate various moose herds and determine the
habitats seasonally used by these herds.Current
activities are being conducted on the southern Kenai
Peninsula,Nelchina Basin,Alaska Range foothills and
the Susitna Valley.
Through FY 80.
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Nelchina Moose Calf Mortality Study.
Dr.Don McKnight
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Division of·Game
Juneau,AK 99801
Headwaters of Susitna River.
Neonatal (from birth to age 3 months)mortality of
moose calves is 'determined 'by radio collaring newborn
calves and monitoring radio signals which indicate when
the calves have died.
This study 'terminated on June 30,1979.
This was a two year study •
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Nelchina Yearling Moose Mortality Study.
Dr.Don McKnight
Alaska Department of Fish &Game
Division of Game
Juneau,Alaska 99801
Headwaters of Susitna River.
Yearling moose will be fitted with mortality activated
radio collars.These animals will be monitored to
determine rates and causes of mortality.
This study began in spring,1979.
This will be a two year study.
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Wetland Inventory.....Susitna River Basin
Gary Hickman
U.S.Department of Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 E.Tudor Rd.
Anchorage,AK 99503
Susitna River Basin covering Anchorage,Tyonek,Talkeetna
Mountain quadrangles.
This project is a wetland inventory based on
computer:-aidedinterpretationof LANDSAT data,supported
by high-altitude,color infrared aerial photography;
low level aerial reconnaissance and ground data.Maps
of the above quandrangles at 1:250,000 scale will be
pub lished.'
Publication of the Anchorage quadrangle wetlands map is
expected spring 1979.Fieldwork in this area will
continue through summer 1979 and maps of the other
quadrangles should be.published.with"in the next.year.
Publication of an operational manual delineating
procedures and techniques used for the inventory will
be published within the next 18 months.
Through 1980.
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III.CROSS-INDEX:FISH AND WILDLIFE
See HYDROLOGY SECTION for annotations of the following:
Final Environmental Assessment Record,Susitna Hydropower
Feasibility Study
See MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES SECTION for annotations of the following:
Alaska Coastal Land Status Atlas
Environmental Guidelines,and Assessment,Permits and
Procedures,New Capital City Planning Process Background
Report No.11
Fisheries Studies,New Capital City Environmental Assessment
Program,Source Document No.2.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Development Plan
Point MacKenzie Industrial Siting Study
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PUBLISHED 'INFORMATION
1.Archaeology Survey in the Willow/Wasilla Area
2.Recreation Needs Assessment,Phase I Technical
Memorandum,Level B Study
3.Trails in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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1.Alexander Creek River Analysis
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Archaeological Reconnaissance in the Susitna Basin
Community and Regional Recreation Resource Assessments
Historic Use of the Susitna River and Its Tributaries
Little Susitna River Analysis
Recreation Use and Land Use Patterns Assessments
Tokositna Recreation Development
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Archaeological Survey in the Willow/Wasilla Area.
Reger,Douglas R.;Alaska Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Parks,1979,(20 pp.plus illustrations).
Willow/Wasilla/Susitna Station.
Level 2.
Two quadrangle maps (scale 1:250,000)of archaeological/
historic sites in areas covered by Tyonek and Anchorage
quadrangles.
Eight photographs.
This report lists known archaeological sites and those
historical sites listed on the National Register of
Historic Places within the Willow/Wasilla area.
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Phase I Technical Memorandum,Recreation Needs
Assessment.Southcentral Alaska Water Resources Level
B Study,March 1979.
Cook Inlet,Kodiak-Shelikof and Gulf of Alaska.
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of current and projected demands on the needs of recreation
resources in Southcentral Alaska.Included in the
report is a description of the Southcentral region,an
inventory of recreational resources,recreation demands,
needs and conflict assessment and a listing of governmental
agencies managing and/or owning the recreational lands.
Appendices are included.(See page 100 for a description
of the Level B Study.)
Figures:
Tables:
Description:
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The Recreation Planning Formula.
Mapping Diagram.
Cook Inlet Recreation Inventory.
Recreation Needs Formula.
Cook Inlet Recreation Demand.
Cook Inlet Recreation Needs.
Cook Inlet 1978 Recreation Inventory.
Cook Inlet 1985 Demand Projections.
Cook Inlet 1985 Needs Projections.
Cook Inlet 2000 and 2025 Demand Projections.
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Trails in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Tucker,Robert;Matanuska-Susitna Borough,1979.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Level 2.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough vicinity map.
Trail head maps are provided for nine trails.
This booklet provides a listing of 57 public trails in
the borough.In all cases,the trail starting point is
described.In many cases,more detailed information is
included,such as scenery,wildlife,vegetation and
geologic attractions along the trail.
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Alexander Creek River Analysis
Jack Mosby
HerJtage Conservation &Recreation Service
1011 E.Tudor,Suite 297
Anchorage,AK 99503
277-1666
Alexander Greek from Alexander Lake to the Susitna
River.
In cooperation with the State of Alaska,Division of
Parks,HCRShas completed afield examination and is in
the process of preparing a wild and scenic river analysis
of the entire Alexander Creek.
Field work completed 1978.
Report in preparation.
August 1978 to October 1979.
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Archaeological Reconnaissance in the Susitna Basin.
Douglas Reger
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Parks
Anchorage,Alaska
1978 Willow/Wasilla Area
1979 Deshka River/Petersville Road
This project is a reconnaissance level survey aimed
at making a small sampling of archaeological sites
in the Susitna Basin Study area.
Ongoing •.
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Community and Regional Recreation Resource Assessments
Nat Goodhue
State-Wide Recreation Services
Division of Parks
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
619 Warehouse Ave.
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
(907)274-4676
Statewide
The Division of Parks is conducting an assessment of
the supply arid demand of recreation resources in the
°SusitnaRiver·Basin.The assessment will project
recreation needs in the basin through 2025.The Division
of Parks will make recommendations as to how these
needs can be met.
Field work and research are to continue through
December,1979.
Through ~furch,1980
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Historic Use of the Susitna River and Tributaries.
Richard O.Stern/Terry Cole
Title Administration,Lands Section
Alaska Division of Forest,Land &Water Management
323 East 4th Avenue
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
(907)279-5577
Entire Susitna River drainage.
In the determination of ownership of inland submerged
lands,the historic uses of the water bodies figures
importantly.This project will provide data to establish
and defend the State's position of its ownership of the
beds of nontidal navigable waters in the Susitna River
drainage.
Data to be collected includes:historic uses,physical
characteristics,Native uses and place names,contemporary
uses~
Project presentation will be in the form of a final
report documenting the above data with supporting maps,
graphics and other appropriate information.
Planning stage.Research design and preparation.Will
probably be contracted with University of Alaska,
Fairbanks,Dr.James Kari and James Fall.If not
contracted,will be done in-house by Cole and Stern
under the general supervision of Ron Swanson,
Navigability Project Leader.
Through spring/summer,1979.
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Little Susitna River Analysis.
Kevin Apgar
Heritage Conservation &Recreation Service
1011 E.Tudor,Suite 297
Anchorage,AK 99507
277-1666
Little Susitna River -the entire river.
In cooperation with the State of Alaska,Division of
Parks,HCRS has completed a field examinations and is
in the process of preparing a wild and scenic river
analysis of the entire Little Susitna River.
Field work completed 1978.
Report in preparation.
August 1978 to October 1979.
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Status:
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Recreation and Land Use Patterns Assessments
Dave Stephens
Land and Resource Planning Section
Division of Research and Development
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
323 E.4th Ave.
Anchorage,Alaska 99503
(907)279-5577
Recreation use patterns assessment:Matanuska-Susitna
Borough.Land use patterns assessment:Susitna River
and Beluga River Basins.
All areas have been covered at the 1:250,000 scale.In
addition,areas which have greater levels of activity
(primarily the lowland areas of the Matanuska and
Susitna Valleys)have also been mapped at the 1:63,360
scale.Blueline or brownline copies can be made
available upon request.
As part of the Joint U.S.D.A.-D.N.R.Susitna River
Basin Cooperative Study,the Land and Resource Planning
Section is conducting a study of present and potential
land and recreation use patterns in the areas stated
above.
The recreation study,in cooperation with the State
Division of Parks,will be based on working sessions
and personal interviews with user groups and government
agencies which provide recreation services.
The land use study will be based upon field work,
aerial photos,published reports and interviews with
local residents,flight operators and government staff.
Papers which summarize land and recreation use patterns
and discuss other topics relevant to the area's use
patterns will be available in the Land and Resource
Planning Section Library.
An atlas which includes both recreation and land use
information may be printed before the end of 1979.
Research will be completed by September,1979.
Through December,1979.
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Tokositna Recreation Development
Vicky Sung
Division of Parks
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
619 Warehouse Ave.
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
(907)274-4676
Tokositna
The Tokositna project is an evaluation of the feasibility
of constructing visitor facili.ties·in the Mt.McKinley
area,at a slte south of the Tokositna River.The
project is being conducted jointly by the Alaska Division
of Parks and the National Park S.ervice in a fOjlr part
process.Part one is a market analysis and -economic
feasibility study;part two is a ski area development
feasibility study;part three is an:environmental
analysis of the site;part four will be a comprehensive
development plan....
Ongoing.
Findings will be presented to the state legislature by
January,1980.
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See GEOLOGY SECTION for annotations of the following:
Surficial Geology and Geologic Hazards of the Hatcher
Pass Recreation Area
See MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES SECTION for annotations of the
following:
Environmental Guidelines and Assessment,Permits,and
Procedures,New Capital City Planning Process Background
Report,No.11.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Development Plan
Our New Capital City:A Report to the People of Alaska
Outdoor Recreation Resources,New Capital City Planning
Process Background Report,No.8
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Status:
Duration:
Incoming Solar Radiation Measurement
James L.Wise
Univeristy of Alaska
Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center
707 A Street
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Anchorage.
Continuous measurements of incoming solar rad~ation on
a horizontal surface and a plane inclined 61 degrees to"
the horizontal have been made at 707 A Street,
Anchorage,Alaska since October,1978.This data is on
file at AEIDC for use in solar energy conversion system
applications.
There are approximately five months of "data available.
Hourly values of incoming solrradiation have been
computed.However,there are also temperature and wind
records on strip charts since September,1978.
Ongoing and is expected to continue for the next three
to five years.
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Area:
Description:
Status:
Duration:
James L.Wise
University of Alaska
Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center
707 A Street
Anchorage,Alaska 99501
Statewide.
The project is an analysis of solar radiation based on
22 to 23 years of observations for Annette,Bethel,
Matanuska,Fairbanks and .Barrow.The project also
includes a method for estimating the solar radiation at
the surface if the cloud cover between sunrise and
sunset is known in sufficient detail.
Analysis is complete and the report is being prepared
for printing.
Nearly complete as of spring,1979.
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See MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES SECTION for annotations of the
following:
Meteorology and Air Quality Studies,New Capital City
Environmental Assessment Program,Source Document No.4
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LAND USE AND LAND STATUS
CONTENTS:MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES
SOCIOECONOMIC CROSS-INDEX
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Alaska Coastal Land Status Atlas
A Study of the Area Served Including Transporta-
tion,Economy,Population Characteristics,and
Education,Matanuska-Susitna College
Goose Bay to Point MacKenzie Highway Corridor
Route Reconnaissance
Land Use Management Needs Assessment,Phase I
Technical Memorandum,Level B Study
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Develop-
ment Plan,Phase I
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Develop-
ment Plan,Phase II
New Capital City Environmental Assessment Program
New Capital ·City Planning Process Background
Reports
Our New City - A Report to the People of Alaska
Overall Economic Development Plan -Matanuska-
Susitna Borough -Annual Report 1978
Point MacKenzie Industrial Siting Study
The Urban Fringe -Methods of Land Use Direction
Susitna Basin Cooperative Study -Plan of Work
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Coastal Zone Information Dissemination System
Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission Final
Report
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Coastal Resource District
Program
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Development
Plan,Phase III
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Development
Plan,Phase IV
The Metropolitan Anchorage Urban Study
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Description:
Alaska Coastal Land>Status Atlas.Planning and Research
Section;Alaska Department of Natural Resources,1977.
The atlas includes a total of 95 quadrangle maps;the
Tyonek and Anchorage quadrangles are pertinent to the
study area.
Level 2.
95 maps -1:250,000 scale ~USGS quadrangles.
The Atlas is composed of a series of three overlays,
each showing resource uses and jurisdiction boundaries.
These are as follows:
Land Status -1)Federal lands;including park,forest,
monument and wildlife refuge boundaries.2)State
lands;including parks,game refuges,game sanctuary,
recreation areas,critical habitat,tentatively
approved/patente~land boundaries,city boundaries,
management rights/patented land and tideland patents.
4)Private lands;interim conveyance/patented and
tideland patents.
Subsurface Use -1)Uplands;including boundaries of
permits (coal),leases (coal and oil),mining claims,
rights-of-way and classification (oil and gas).2)
Tidelands;permits (offshore prospecting),leases (oil
and gas),and classifications (oil and gas).
Surface Use -1)Uplands;including permits leases,
public interest lands and classified lands.2)Tidelands
with permits,leases and classifications.
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Area:
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Tables:
Description:
A Study of the Area Served Including Transportation,
Economy,Population Characteristics,and Education;
Matanuska-Susitna College.University of Alaska,
Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center,1979.
Statewide:Specifically the service area of
Matanuska-Susitna Community College.
Level 2.
This report contains several tables dealing with
population characteristics,education background,
economy and transportation.
This report is a study of economic factors,available
transportation types,population estimates and educational
background of the area served by Matanuska-Susitna
Community College.
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Goose Bay to Point MacKenzie Highway Corridor Route
Reconnaissance.R-&MConsultants,Wasilla,1979.
West side of Knik Arm extending from Point MacKenzie
to north of Goose Bay.
Level 2.
1.Vicinity and location map.
2•Road Service Study ArE~a.
3.Alternate Routes,Goose Bay to Point MacKenzie.
4.Projected Point MacKenzie Access Traffic Gr?wth
Rate ..
5.Typical Section of Proposed Roadway Improvement.
6.Typical Section of Proposed Pioneer Roadway Improvement.
1.Climatic Data.
2.Estimated Average Daily Traffic.
3.Summary of Alignment and Grade Design Criteria.
4.Estimated Construction Cost for Proposed Access
Roads to Point MacKenzie.
5.Alternate Route Comparison.
This report defines possible highway route corridors
from Goose Bay to Point MacKenzie;evaluates geologic
and soil conditions along each corridor;estimates
construction costs for roads within each corridor
and discusses possible environmental effects of roads
within those corridors and makes recommendations
with regard to development of alternate highway
routes.Appendices are included.
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Area:
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.Tables:
Description:
Land Use Management Needs Assessment.
Phase I Technical Memorandum,Level B Study,Alaska
Water Study Committee,March 1979.
Southcentral Alaska
Level 1
Numerous tables concerning crop land,timber land,and
grazing land availability and needs.
This report,as part of the Level B Study,assesses
present and future land use needs in Southcentral
Alaska,particularly with respect to crop land,timber
land and grazing land.(See page 100 for description
of Level B Study.)
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Development
Plan,Phase I:Background Report..Matanuska-Susitna
Borough,April,1978 (pp.245).
Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Level 1.
Numerous,dealing with a variety of information such as
soils,mineral resources,recreation sites,forested
areas,wildlife habitat.
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statistical,graphic report about social,economic and
physical conditions in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Availability:Copies are available through the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough office.
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Comprehensive Development Plan,Phase II -Goals Statement.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough,April,1978,(44 pp.).
Entire Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
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Maps:Several,including a vicinity map,climatic data power
use and cost data,demographic information and resource
maps.
Tables:Numerous.
Description:The goals are based upon a series of 13 public meetings
held throughout the borough during the last half of
1977.Through open discussion and use of a questionnaire,
issues related to assets,significant community problems
and goals were identified.The purpose of this program
was to define planning goals and objectives for each
community and the Borough in general.Planning goals
guide the preparation of land use,public facility and
transportation plans.
Availability:Copies of the plan are available from Matanuska-Susitna
Borough.
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New Capital Environmental Assessment Program,Phase I.
Capital Site Planning Commission,December,1978.
Capital relocation site at Willow.
Levell.
The New Capital Environmental Assessment Program was
conducted to assess particularly important environmental
features of the new capital site in Willow.In a
five-volume study,prepared by a variety of authors,
the report attempts to assess the Willow environment
and provide base data for future environmental studies,
particularly near areas of proposed intensive development.
The report was also intended to be used by the Capital
Site Planning Commission for any possible modifications
in the Capital Site Development Plan.In.several of
the volumes portions are prepared by separate authors,
but each volume focuses upon a specific environmental
resource.The first four volumes assess hydrologic
resources,wildlife,geologic materials and meteorology
and air quality,while the fifth volume is a summary
and analysis of material presented in the previous four
volumes.
Source Document #1 -Stream Gaging and Water Quality,
Nancy Lake Limnological Study.USGS Water Resources
Division,December,1978.
Tables:Summary of water quality information;values·
for indicator bacteria.
Maps:Location map;preliminary bathometric map;water
quality data.
Description:The overall purpose of this study was to
evaluate the quality and quantity of surface water
resources near Willow and to identify sensitive areas
which would be adversely affected by development.
Those conducting the study made a preliminary environmental
assessment of the area over a three-month period but
emphasized that a more thorough study would have to be
conducted before an adequate environmental assessment
could be completed.
Source Document #1 -Well Water Availability,Surface
and Subsurface Drainage,CH2M Hill.
Maps:Principal surface water drainage basins;watershed
boundary maps;bathymetric data;generalized groundwater
table contour map;depth to water table;soil conservation
service soil map.
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Tables:Bathymetric data;land areas within designated
watersheds;summary of soil properties and soil suitability
of capital site soils;depth to water summary of test
hole digging;electrical resistivity soundings;well
data compilation.
Description:The intent of this study was to identify
the surface and subsurface water characteristics of the
capital site,emphasizing areas of potential development.
More specifically,the objects were to investigate the
area's groundwater potential to meet the City's water
needs and to locate near surface groundwater posing
potential impediments to development.In addition,the
report studied surface water movement,the depth of
groundwater,and the physical characteristics of lakes
in the proposed park area.
Source Document #2 -Fisheries Studies.Alaska Department
of Fish and Game.
Area:Entire Willow Creek Drainage including all
tributaries.Nancy Lake drainage including Lilly
Creek,Lake Creek and Unnamed Creek.Various lakes
within the same area.
Maps:Three maps show the area studied.
Tables:There are 17 tables in the text.
Description:The primary objectives of the study is to
assess the fisheries resources in the capital site area
to determine the impact of development.The report
includes an economic assessment of fishery resources in
the study area.Abundance and distribution of resident
species are discussed.Physical and chemical
characteristics of the drainages are analyzed.
There are 90 pages in the appendix,which includes all
field notes,volumetric maps,physical descriptions of
watersheds,identification of flora,detailed descriptions
of areas studied,stream measurements,etc.
Source Document #2 -Moose Habitat Analysis
U.S.Soil Conservation Servirie.
Maps:Vegetation type maps--1:25,000,1:63,360;both
derived from high altitude aerial photography and
enlarged.
Tables:Numerous charts dealing with habitat suitability
for moose in various ground cover types.
Description:This study was conducted to gather data
for the environmental assessment program of the New
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study was to map representing types of vegetation on
the capital site,using a vegetation classification
that will allow for future evaluation of the wildlife
habitat in the area.This report presents tables and
analyses regarding major vegetation types,annual
forage productivity for moose browse.
Source Document #3 -New Capital City Environmental
Assessment Program Geotechnical Studies,Geologic
Materials and Hazards Analysis,R &M Consultants.
Tables:Terrain unit properties and engineering
interpretations;soil erosion potential based on slope
and geologic materials;calculated return interval for
earthquakes occurring at various radial distances from
the capital site;comparison of return intervals for
earthquakes occurring within 75 kilometers of Fairbanks,
the capital site and Anchorage.
Maps:Terrain unit map;slope map;geologic materials;
erosion potential;geologic hazards synthesis map;
winter trail area.
Description:This report's objectives were to collect
geotechnical data for use in an environmental assessment
of the capital site and to provide a foundation for
future geotechnical studies.Additional goals were to
assess potential geologic hazards,such as seismic
disturbance,slope stability and erosion potential,
which could assist in revision of the capital site
plan.The report also includes descriptions of the
area's soil and bedrock,subsurface soils,bedrock
units,slope identification and geologic materials.
Source Document #4 -Meteorology and Air Quality Studies.
Maps:Numerous figures on individual impact of
cogeneration plants,individual impact of district
heating plants,combined impact of cogeneration plant
and district heating plant.
Tables:Numerous,including:
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Estimated maximum concentration of sources meeting
preliminary design criteria.
Estimated maximum concentrations of sources meeting
EPA good engineering stack height design.
Estimated maximum concentrations of sources.
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Description:This report is an assessment of potential
air pollution in the new capital based on meteorological
and air quality studies done by Dames &MooreC:;onsultants.
An appendix is included.
The.second portion of the report deals with installation
of snow depth measurement stations by the U.S.Soil
Conservation Service requested by the commission to
provide data on snow depth and snow pack water content.
Source Document #5 -Staff Report.
Area:Willow.
Maps:Development plan evaluation map identifies areas
proposed for medium-and low-density housing and transit
served housing as well as composite development limitations
of geological hazards.(Scale 1:25,000).
Description:This report provides a summary and analysis
of the important preliminary results of Phase I of __the
Environmental Assessment Program,planning-implications
of those results and recommendations for further continuation
of the Environmental Assessment Program beyond Phase I.
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New Capital City Planning Process Background Reports
1-14.Alaska Capital Site Planning Commission,
March,1978.
Willow capital relocation site.
Levell.
The Capital Site Planning Commission was a citizens
advisory board appointed by the governor and given the
legislatively mandated task of presenting a development
plan including full cost estimates and financing
recommendations for the construction of a new capital
city.Its responsibility was to serve as a planning
staff under the assumption that a new capital city
would be built.The detailed development plan developed
by the commission encompassed a wide variety of issues
dealing with designing a new city.Environmental and
socioeconomic aspects of the plan were presented.In
many areas the existing information had to be tailored
to the demands of the Willow project.The following is
a list and brief description of the 14 background
reports.They are a compilation of the data gathered
and recommendations by the commission for the development
of the Willow site.
#1.Introduction and Overview,Enabling Legislation,
the Commission,History of the Move,Planning
Process,Consultants and Table of Contents.This
report introduces the commission and its members
and presents a summary and overview of the tasks
and objectives of the planning commission.
#2.Analysis of State Government.
Leonard Lane Associates.
This background report presents the space needs
and relationship requirements for government
facilities to be built in Willow.It also identifies
those state government positions which would be
appropriately relocated and presents a schedule
for such a relocation.
#3.Program Components for the New City.
Rivkin Associates.
The fundamental ingredients of the new city are
described in this report.Its people,its (physical)
environment,the social,cultural and economic
services and activities are all components which
are dealt with.
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#4.Natural Site Conditions.
R &MConsultants.
Maps:Numerous,including terrain units maps,slope
identification,geotechnical limitations to building
construction.
Tables:1.Terrain Units of the Capital Site.
Description:This report deals with three aspects of
the natural conditions of the proposed capital site:
terrain and geotechnics,hydrology and climatology.
The terrain and geotechnic portion presents a general
geotechnical investigation .of the townsite area,including
a slope identification study,a study of geotechnical
limitations to building construction,identification of
geotechnical hazards and a terrain unit map.
The hydrology portion analyzes the hydrologic conditions
of .the proposed site run off patterns,storm.system
requirements,potential storage·of surface runoff,
erosion potential and flood hazard.
The metorological analysis presented is based on
temperature records,satellite thermal infrared photos,
general meteorological principals,weather tabulations
and an analysis of on-site terrain and vegetation.
#5.Water Sources.
R &M Consultants
Maps:Surface and Groundwater Potential,Recommended
Alternative,Alternative Water Supply 1,Alternative
Water Supply 2,Alternative Water Supply 3.
Tables:Tables include information on preliminary
water supply requirements,basic data on lakes and
streams near the site and cost estimates on alternative
water sources.
Description:This study was conducted to evaluate the
supply of wa~er in the Willow area and to determine
which of the possible alternatives would most cheaply
meet Willow's needs.Groundwater,Willow Creek and the
Susitna River were the alternative water supply sources
considered.The report concluded that groundwater
should be used during the construction camp phase,and
that eventually water should be pumped from Willow
Creek to Twelvemile Lake via a gallery,and the water
should then be run from the lake to the capital site by
gravity.
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Mark Fryer &Associates
Maps:Figures for the community cogeneration,heating
and electrical generation unit;
Tables:Tables in the energy utilties unit are:
Description:This report consists of five parts,each
an individual unit prepared by a different consulting
firm.The units are:
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District heating demand by year.
Annual electric use and local generation (cogeneration
plant).
Capital cost of district heating and cogeneration
facilities.
Oil-fired/coal-fired heat generation cost analysis.
Annual temperature duration curve.
Annual district heating demand requirements.
Cost of various space heating energy sources.
Conceptual layout of basic energy utilities.
Energy costs and density--Alaskan fuels.
Real Alaskan energy price Southcentral Alaska.
Project cost,of thermal energy $lOOBTU FOB Willow.
Cogeneration plant characteristics.
Heating energy demand requirements.
Sewage Treatment and Disposal Alternative for the
New Capital City.
Solid Waste Disposal Alternatives for the New
Capital City.
Description of Energy Utilities for the New Capital
City at Willow.
Community Cogeneration,Heating and Electrical
Generation.
Communications.
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for meeting the capital site's needs;in some cases a
proposed alternative is recommended to the Capital Site
Planning Commission.
#7.Transportation
Alaska State Department of Transportation,Bull,
Field,Volkman &Stockwell/Sedway-Cooke,Conradt.
Maps/Figures:Numerous--traffic projections and
alternative routing systems.
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Description:The Regional Transportation Planning
Division of the Alaska Department of Transportation and
Public Facilities presents plans and cost estimates for
air,rail,and highway access to the proposed capital
site.An appendix is included which contains a Parks
Highway realignment map,compilation of bids and
transportation phasing and funding schedule.
The second part of this report was prepared by a private
consulting firm and is a traffic and transit plan
analysis for the new capital site.
#8.Outdoor Recreation Resources
State of Alaska,Alaska Youth Conservation Corps
Maps:Outdoor Recreation Resources at Proposed Willow
Site.
Description:This report was the result of field work
conducted in the Willow area to identify potential
community parks,regional parks,recreation areas,
natural areas and watersheds and greenbelt buffer zones
and preserves •.Twenty-three such areas in the Willow
vicinity are identified.and described,and a brief
description of site vegetation is given.Recommendations
for the use of each area is given.
#9.Financial Plan and Detailed Economic Projections,
Parts A and B.
The American City Corporation and Dean-Witter~Reynolds,
Inc.,Hanscomb Associates.
This report presents a description of the relevant
costs involved in centralizing the state government at
Willow.Taken under consideration are the scheduling
of projected cash flows,the designation of accounts
and methods by which they could be portrayed,reviewed
and changed as necessary due to change of assumptions
or newly revealed facts.Sources of funding or investment
to meet the costs are also identified.Detailed costs
are presented on an annual basis to reflect a phased
development and governmental move.
#10.Socio-Economic Impact Analysis for Juneau and
the Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Rivkin Associates
As assessment of the socioeconomic impact of the state
capital relocation to Willow on the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough as well as the impact the Borough would have on
the capital are presented in this report.Impacts to
be felt by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are identified
as:pre-construction,secondary employment,housing
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In discussing the impact the Borough would have on the
capital,the report considered the following:overlapping
markets and need for city-borough transportation lines,
competition for secondary employment and challenge to
commercial development in the capital..Profiles of the
borough under the scenario of rapid growth are presented.
The profiles address issues related to population
growth;development plans and patterns;community
services and facilities to be provided and environmental
protection concerns.
/111.Environmental Guidelines and Assessment,Permits
and Procedures.
Thomas Dowell,Jr.
Tables:
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#12.Implementation Plan,Development Start-up 1978-82,
Construction Industry Assessment.
The American City Corporation,William King &
Associates.
This report describes how the implementation plan was
prepared and what its conceptual basis is.An overview
of the plan is presented and management strategy and
organization for the implementation is discussed.An
Description:This report contains materials dealing
with-the issues of environmental policy with regard to
the use of land,cost assessments,impacts and agency
review and permit approval processes.
Estimate of Environmental Assessment Costs.
Cost Analysis--Hydrological and Geotechnical.
Cost Analysis--Biological.
Cost Analysis--Meteorological.
Air Quality and Noise Analysis.
Project Management.
The main body of this report describes Willow's existing
environmental studies and review processes is included.
A complete and detailed environmental assessment was
not done because funds necessary and the length of time
needed to gather data were inadequate.
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A brief description of state and federal requirements
for environmental studies and review processes is
included.A complete and detailed environmental assessment
was not done because funds necessary and the length of
time needed to gather data were inadequate.
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assessment of the building industry's capacity to meet
the needs of the development schedule is also .presented.
1113.Legislative Package
The American City Corporation with Ely,Guess and
Rudel,Wohlforthand Flint.
The body of this report is draft legislation considered
necessary to implement the relocation planas proposed
by the planning commission.
1114 •.Design Guidelines,Lifestyle and Environment
Richard Morehouse with Mark Fryer &Associates
This report discusses planning and design principles
which should be followed in implementing the development
plan.Focus is placed on decision making at the project
level,and standards are offered to assist in design of
streets,paths and neighborhoods.
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.Our New CapitaL City:A Report to the.People of Alaska.
The New Ca.pital Site PlanningCommissiort,1978,(28 pp.).
Willow.
Levell.
Numerous maps and sketches of Willow area and capital
site plan.
State government positions slated to be located in
Willow;Summary of state funding requirements.
This was .a supplement to many Alaskan newspapers,
prepared'to inform citizens of the capital move process
and plans for a new capital in Willow.'Included are
descriptions of the regional setting,the general
development plan,a closeup of downtown,the government
center,housing and community.life,parks and recreational
facilities,the bus and auto system,utilities,the
financial plan and other factors affecting the capital
move.Many graphics are included depicting .the city's
eventual appearance and organization.
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Matanuska-Susitna ~orough,1978.
Entire Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Level 1.
Vicinity map of the borough.
Numerous:demographic data,climatic data.
The Overall Economic Development Plan is an annual
report on economic conditions in the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough.The 1978 addition is more complete than
previous reports because of information available from
the Capital Site Planning Commission.
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in the Economy"is available for distribution from the
borough offices.
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Point MacKenzie Industrial Siting Study.Envirorunenta1
S~rvices,Ltd.,1978.
Point MacKenzie
Levell.
1.Vicinity map.
2.Availability of groundwater
3.Fish and wildlife critical habitat areas.
Tables presented deal with water supply water quality
and climatological data.
This report presents baseline data for potential economic
development of the Point MacKenzie area.A brief
study of the physical,social and biological amenities
of the area surrounding Point MacKenzie is included.
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The Urban Fringe:Methods of Land Use Direction.
McCabe,Janet;Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission
for Alaska,May,1978.
The study utilizes the Matanuska-Susitna Valley as a
case study to raise issues and problems relevant to the
urban fringe land use around Alaskan communities.
Level 1.
The report is a staff analysis prepared for the
Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission.It is one
in a series of studies designed to obtain background
information for land planning and policy recommendations.
The report addresses aspects of land use patterns,
planning goals and techniques for land use direction on
the urban fringe.Techniques discussed are land ownersip,
zoning,differential taxation,acquisition of development
rights and transfer of development rights.
Recommendations on how to achieve a desirable land use
pattern on the urban fringe are offered.
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Susitna Basin Cooperative Study,Plan of Work.
u.S.Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the
State of Alaska,February,1979.
Susitna Basin is that area bounded by the Cooper River
Basin and Matanuska River Basin on the east,the Tanana
River Basin on the north,the Kuskokwim River Basin on
the west and the Cook Inlet on the south.
Level 1.
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Susitna River Subbasins (scale 111 =30 miles
approx.[reduced]).
Willow and Talkeetna Subbasin (scale 1"=15 miles
approx.[reduced]).
Susitna River Subbasins and State Priority Areas
(scale 1"=30 miles approx.[reduced]).
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Tables:
Description:
Numerous tables are included:organizational charts,
inventory and analysis of each resource,evaluation of
alternative resource uses.
The Cooperative River Basin Study is a resource planning
effort of Alaska Department of Natural Resources and
U.S.Department of Agriculture conducted to develop
basic land and water resource planning information.
The work plan for the study is designed to refine and
supplement the existing resource information by collecting
and analyzing new field data,to analyze and evaluate
potential alternative resource uses and to provide
guidelines for the resolution of conflicting resource
uses.
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B.SOCIOECONOMIC CROSS~INDEX
See Land Use and Land Status Section of MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCES
SECTION for annotations of the following:
A Study of the Area Served Including Transportation,
Economy,Population Characteristics,and Education,
Matanuska-Susitna Community College
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Development Plan
Overall Economic Development Plan -Matanuska-Susitna
Borough Point MacKenzie Industrial Siting Study
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Socioeconomic Impact Analysis for Juneau and the Matanuska-
Susitna Borough,New Capital City Planning Process Background
Report No.10.
See HYDROLOGY SECTIONS for annotations of the following:
Alaskan Electric Power,An Analysis of Future Requirements
and Supply Alternatives for the Railbelt Region
Power Market Analysis
Southcentral Railbelt Area,Alaska,Upper Susitna River
Basin Supplemental Feasibility Report,Hydro-Electric
Power and Related Purposes
Southcentral Water Resources Study,Phase I Needs
Assessment and Phase II Single Purpose Plans
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Coastal Zone Information Dissemination System.
Linda Perry Dwight
University of Alaska
Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center
707 A Street
Anchorage,AK 99501
The purpose of this system is to provide assistance for
informed coastal management decisions by state and
local governments through a multidisciplinary approach
to data interpretation,packaging and dissemination of
general coastal information and ACMP products.
Ongoing.
Continuing.
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Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission Final Report
Esther Wunnicke,Federal Co-Chairman
Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission
Statewide.
The chapter on regional planning summarizes and maps
planning work throughout Alaska and would be a useful
way of obtaining a quick overview of planning encompassing
the Susitna Basin.
Draft report--ready by May,1979.
Final report--summer,1979.
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough "Coastal Resource District
Program."
Rodney Schul ling
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Department
Palmer,Alaska
Matanuska-Susitna Borough coastal lands.
Planning Program:Lands below 1000 ft.elevation.
Management Program:Lands below 200 ft.elevation.
The District Coastal Management Program is directed
at local needs.This program will be a part of the
statewide coastal management program upon adoption
by Alaska Coastal Policy Council.Pending legislation
may extend due date from 12/79 to 12/81.
Incomplete:Management Program due 12/79;Planning
Program ongoing.
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Comprehensive Development Plan
"Phase III -Regional Concept Plan"
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Palmer,Alaska
Entire Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
This plan is based upon a second series of eight community
meetings held throughout the borough during the last
half of 1978.For each of the community meetings,an
individual conceptual plan has been prepared.Each
plan is comprised of a series of transparent overlay
maps and written material which attempt to consolidate
general information by community.Phase III attempts
to illustrate on maps and with words how the problems,
assets and aspirations of borough residents might be
achieved today and in coming years.
Incomplete,under review of the planning commission.
1978-79 (approximately 100 pages).
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Comprehensive Development Plan
"Phase IV -Land Development Code"
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Palmer,Alaska
Entire Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Phase IV is based upon the information gained during
the first three phases.It is designed to use a
permitting system instead of zoning to guide growth.
Incomplete;Tentative draft under review by planning
commission and borough assembly during 1979.
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The Metropolitan Anchorage Urban Study.
William Lloyd
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
Anchorage,Alaska
Anchorage Bowl,Chugiak-Eagle River,Point MacKenzie to
Palmer-Wasilla.
The Metropolitan Anchorage Urban Study (MAUS),as
authorized by resolutions of House and Senate Congressional
committees on public works,is directed to provide a
plan for the development,utilization and conservation
of water and related land resources in the metropolitan
region of Anchorage,Alaska.The study area has been
defined based on the anticipated limits of urbanization
over the 50-year time frame of the study and on the
unique characteristics of water resource system development
problems in the Anchorage area.It includes the Anchorage
bowl (including military land),the Chugiak-Eagle River
area,and the Point MacKenzie to Palmer-Wasilla portion
of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.A list of maps,
reports and appendices is as follows:
1.Summary Report.
2.Water Supply.
3.Water Quality,Knik Arm-Upper Cook Inlet.
4.Water Quality Management of Snow Disposal Operations.
5.Storm Water Quality Management for Existing Urban
areas.
6.Runoff Data Collection Report.
7.Anchorage Area Soil Survey.
8.Sanitary Sewage Facility Plan.
9.Sanitary Sewage Facility Plan Appendices.
10.Background Information Appendix.
11.Public Involvement Appendix and Comments Appendix.
Four of the 11 volumes of the report are in press and
will be ready for distribution.The remaining reports
will be printed in late 1979.
This has been a three-year study done in conjunction
with the Municipality of Anchorage,Alaska.
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Southcentral Land Use Plan
Lee Barkow
Anchorage District Office
Bureau of Land Management
Anchorage,Alaska 99507
Southcentral Alaska.
This plan provides a synopsis of current land
capability and opportunities for development.
allocations will be made to relieve conflicts
provide for identified demands.
use
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The land use analysis _is in final draft.Socioeconomic
analysis should be complete--summer,1979.Project
completion--January,1980.
January,1980.
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See HYDROLOGY SECTION for annotations of the following:
Sewer Facilities Plan for City of Wasilla
Water Facilities Plan for City of Wasilla
See RECREATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY SECTION for annotation of the
following:
Recreation and Land Use Patterns Assessments
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