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Various Locations, Alaska FINAL REPORT ALASKA BARGE LANDING SYSTEM ASSESSMENT & DESIGN STATEWIDE PHASE 2 Various Locations, Alaska FINAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2010 Alaska Barge Landing System Assessment and Design Various Locations, Statewide, Alaska Phase 2 Prepared for: U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Prepared by: URS Corporation (W911KB-07-D-004) November 2010 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................1 1.0 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................1 2.0 PURPOSE.......................................................................................................2 3.0 ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT...............................................................3 4.0 STUDY AREA .................................................................................................4 4.1 Regions ..........................................................................................................4 5.0 STUDY METHOD............................................................................................6 6.0 SUMMARY OF DATA GATHERED................................................................7 6.1 Northern Southeast Alaska Region ........................................................... 11 6.1.1 Angoon.................................................................................................. 12 6.1.2 Douglas ................................................................................................. 14 6.1.3 Elfin Cove.............................................................................................. 15 6.1.4 Excursion Inlet...................................................................................... 16 6.1.5 Gustavus............................................................................................... 17 6.1.6 Haines ................................................................................................... 18 6.1.7 Hoonah.................................................................................................. 20 6.1.8 Juneau................................................................................................... 22 6.1.9 Kake....................................................................................................... 22 6.1.10 Pelican................................................................................................... 24 6.1.11 Sitka....................................................................................................... 25 6.1.12 Skagway................................................................................................ 26 6.1.13 Tenakee Springs................................................................................... 27 6.1.14 Yakutat .................................................................................................. 29 6.2 Southern Southeast Alaska Region........................................................... 30 6.2.1 Coffman Cove....................................................................................... 31 6.2.2 Craig ...................................................................................................... 32 6.2.3 Edna Bay............................................................................................... 33 6.2.4 Hollis ..................................................................................................... 34 6.2.5 Hydaburg .............................................................................................. 35 6.2.6 Hyder ..................................................................................................... 36 6.2.7 Kasaan .................................................................................................. 38 6.2.8 Ketchikan .............................................................................................. 38 6.2.9 Klawock................................................................................................. 40 6.2.10 Kupreanof ............................................................................................. 40 6.2.11 Metlakatla.............................................................................................. 41 6.2.12 Meyers Chuck....................................................................................... 42 6.2.13 Naukati Bay........................................................................................... 43 6.2.14 Petersburg ............................................................................................ 44 6.2.15 Point Baker ........................................................................................... 45 6.2.16 Port Alexander...................................................................................... 45 6.2.17 Port Protection ..................................................................................... 46 6.2.18 Saxman ................................................................................................. 47 6.2.19 Thorne Bay............................................................................................ 48 6.2.20 Whale Pass ........................................................................................... 49 6.2.21 Wrangell ................................................................................................ 50 6.3 Alaska Peninsula, Aleutians, and Pribilofs Region .................................. 52 6.3.1 Adak ...................................................................................................... 53 i 6.3.2 Attu ........................................................................................................ 54 6.3.3 Chignik .................................................................................................. 55 6.3.4 Cold Bay................................................................................................ 56 6.3.5 False Pass............................................................................................. 58 6.3.6 Ivanof Bay ............................................................................................. 59 6.3.7 King Cove ............................................................................................. 59 6.3.8 Nelson Lagoon ..................................................................................... 61 6.3.9 Nikolski ................................................................................................. 62 6.3.10 Perryville ............................................................................................... 63 6.3.11 Port Heiden ........................................................................................... 65 6.3.12 Port Moller ............................................................................................ 66 6.3.13 Saint George......................................................................................... 66 6.3.14 Saint Paul.............................................................................................. 67 6.3.15 Sand Point ............................................................................................ 68 6.3.16 Shemya ................................................................................................. 69 6.3.17 Ugashik ................................................................................................. 70 6.3.18 Unalaska ............................................................................................... 71 6.4 Kodiak Island Region.................................................................................. 73 6.4.1 Afognak................................................................................................. 74 6.4.2 Akhiok ................................................................................................... 75 6.4.3 Karluk .................................................................................................... 76 6.4.4 Kodiak ................................................................................................... 76 6.4.5 Kodiak Station ...................................................................................... 77 6.4.6 Larsen Bay............................................................................................ 78 6.4.7 Old Harbor ............................................................................................ 79 6.4.8 Ouzinkie ................................................................................................ 81 6.4.9 Port Lions ............................................................................................. 82 6.4.10 Womens Bay......................................................................................... 83 6.5 South-central Alaska Region...................................................................... 84 6.5.1 Chenega Bay......................................................................................... 85 6.5.2 Cordova................................................................................................. 86 6.5.3 Eyak....................................................................................................... 88 6.5.4 Halibut Cove ......................................................................................... 89 6.5.5 Homer.................................................................................................... 89 6.5.6 Kasilof ..................................................................................................
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