The Nationwide Rivers Inventory APPENDIX National System Components, Study Rivers and Physiographic Maps
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The Nationwide Rivers Inventory APPENDIX National System Components, Study Rivers and Physiographic Maps The National Park Service United States Department of the Interior Washington, DC 20240 January 1982 III. Existing Components of the National System 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska 1 _ ** River Name County(s)* Segment Reach Agency Contact Description (mile1s) (s) Designation State Congressional Section(s) Length Date of District(s) Managing Physiographic Agency Alagnak River including AK I&W The Alagnak from 67 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service Nonvianuk Kukaklek Lake to West 540 West 5th Avenue boundary of T13S, R43W Anchorage, AK 99501 and the entire Nonvianuk River. Alntna River AK B.R. The main stem within the 83 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service Gates of the Arctic 540 West 5th Avenue National Park and Preserve. Anchorage, AK 99501 Andreafsky River and AK I614- Segment from its source, 262 12/2/80 FWS Fish and Wildlife Service East Fork including all headwaters 1011 E. Tudor and the East Fork, within Anchorage, AK 99503 the boundary of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. AK All of the river 69 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service Aniakchak River P.M. including its major 540 West 5th Avenue including: Hidden Creek tributaries, Hidden Creek, Anchorage, AK 99501 Mystery Creek, Albert Mystery Creek, Albert Johnson Creek, North Fork Johnson Creek, and North Aniakchak River Fork Aniakchak River, within the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve. *Alaska is organized by boroughs. If a river is in or partially in a borough, it is noted. **Alaska has only one congressional district. ***Management agencies have not yet delineated poundaries in headwaters; accordingly, mileages are only estimates. 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska ** River Name County(s)* Segment Reach Agency Contact Description (s) State Congressional District(s) Section(s) Physiographic Length (miles) Date of Designation Agency Managing Beaver Creek AK North Star I& W Main stem from vicinity 135 12/2/80 BLM Bureau of Land Management of the confluence of the 701 C Street, Box 13 Bear and Champion Creeks ' Anchorage, AK 99513 downstream to its exit from the northeast corner of township 12 north, range 6 east, Fairbanks meridian within the White Mountains National Recreation Area, and the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. *Alaska is organized by borDughs. If a river is in or partially in a borough, it is noted. **Alaska has only one congressional district. ***Management agencies have not yet delineated boundaries in headwaters; accordinglymileages are only estimates. 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska ** River Name County(s)* Segment Reach Agency Contact Description • State(s) Congressional District(s) Section(s) Physiographic Length (miles) Designation Date of Managing Agency Birch Creek AK North Star I& W The segment of the mair, - 130 12/2/80 BLM Bureau of Land Management stem from the south side of 701 C Street, Box 13 Steese Highway in town- Anchorage, AK 99503 ship 7 north, range 10 east, Fairbanks meridian, downstream to the south side of the Steese Highway in township 10 north, range 16 east. Charley River AK Lyw The entire river, 251 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service including its major 540 W. 5th Avenue tributaries, Copper Creek, Anchorage, AK 99501 Bonanza Creek, Hosford Creek, Derwent Creek, Flat-Orthmer Creek, Crescent Creek, and Moraine Creek within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Chilikadrotna River AK I&W That portion of the river within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve 12 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service 540 W. 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 *Alaska is organized by boroughs. If a river is in or partially in a borough, it is not d. **Alaska has only one congressional district. ***Management agencies have not yet delineated pounda ies in headwaters; accordingly, mileages are only estimates. 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska 1' ** U , River Name County(s)* .a Segment Reach Agency Contact a.— Description 50) s-. .-- (miles) s) ssional ct(s) at ion on 0 00 m .., >, o ,c a CO 0, Managing Agency Delta River AK P.M. 59 12/2/80 BLM Bureau of Land Managment The segment from, and 701 C Street, Box 13 including all of the Anchorage, AK 99503 Tangle Lakes to a point one-half mile north of Black Rapids. Forty-mile River AK IS W The main stem within the 396 12/2/80 BLM Bureau of Land Management State of Alaska; O'Brien 701 C Street, Box 13 Ck.; South Fork, Napoleon Anchorage, AK 99503 Creek, Franklin Creek, Uhler Creek, Walker Fork downstream from the confluence of Liberty Creek; Wade Creek, Mosquito Fork downstream from the vicinity of Kechumstuk; West Fork Dennison Fork downstream from the confluence of Logging Cabin Creek; Dennison Fork danistream from the confluence of West Fork Dennison Fork; Logging Cabin Creek; North Fork; Hutchison Creek; Champion Creek; the Middle Fork down- stream from the confluenc *Alaska is organized by boroughs. If a river is in or partially in a borough, it is noted. **Alaska has only one congressional district. - ***Management agencies have not yet delineated pounda ies ir headwaters; accordingly, mI eages are only estimates. 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska ** River Name County(s)* Segment Reach Agency Contact Description w z (s) 00 V ,0 G c CU State Congressional District(s) Section(s) Length (miles) Date of Designation Physiographic t Forty-mile River (cont'd) of Joseph Creek; and Joseph Creek. *Alaska is organized by borpughs. If a river is in or partially in a borough, it is noted. **Alaska has only one congressional district. ***Management agencies have not yet delineated pounda-ies in headwaters; accordingly, mileages are only estimates. 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska 1 ** River Name County(s)* Segment Reach Agency Contact Description w ...-4 ;... 5L) m c o w c Congressional District(s) Section(s) Physiographic Length (miles) Date of Designation -i IState(s) Gulkana River AK P.M. The main stem from the 152 12/2/80 BLM Bureau of Land Management outlet of Paxson Lake in 701 C Street, Box 13 township 12 north, range 2 Anchorage, AK 99503 west, Copper River meridian to the confluence with Sourdough Creek; the south branch of the west fork from the outlet of an unnamed lake in sections 10 and 15, town- ship 10 north, range 7 west, Copper River meridian to the confluencE with the west fork; the north branch from the outlet of two unnamed lakes, one in sections 24 and 25, the second in sections 0 and 10, township 11 north, range 8 west, Copper River meridian to the donfluenc( with the west fork; the west fork from its confluence with the north and south branches down- stream to its confluence with the main steam; the middle fork from the *Alaska is organized by boroughs. If a river is in or partially in a borough, it is noted. **Alaska has only one congressional district. ***Management agencies have not yet delineated pounda ies in headwaters; accordingly, mileages are only estimates. 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska 1 1 ] ** River Name County(s)* Segment Reach Agency Contact - Description State(s) Congressional District(s) Section(s) Length (miles) Date of Designation Physiographic Managing Agency Gulkana River (cont'd) outlet of Dickey Lake in township 13 north, range 5 west, Copper River meridian to the confluence with the main stem. Ivishak River AK North Slope B.R. That portion from its 80 12/2/80 FWS Fish and Wildlife Service source, including all 1011 E. Tudor headwaters and an Anchorage, AK 99503 unnamed tributary from Porcupine Lake,within the boundary of the Arctic National 'Jildlife Tlarwe. John River AK B.R. That portion of the river 52 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service within the Gates of the 540 W. 5th Avenue Arctic National Park. Anchorage, AK 99501 Kobuk River AK B.R. That portion within the 110 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service Gates of the Arctic 540 W. 5th Avenue National Park and Anchorage, AK 99503 Preserve. *Alaska is organized by borpughs. If a river is in or partially in a borough, it is noted. **Alaska has only one congressional district. ***Management agencies have not yet delineated 3oundaries in headwaters; accordingly, mileages are only estimates. 1981 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Components State Alaska ** River Name County(s)* Segment Reach Agency Contact Description ,..., ...m a 4, m 4, Designation Managing Agency Length (miles) Date of Section(s) Congressional District (s) cn Physiographic 1"..oyukuk River AK B.R. That portion within the 102 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service (iorth Fork) Gates of the Arctic 540 W. 5th Avenue National Park. Anchorage, AK 99503 :Iulchatna River AK I&W That portion within the 24 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service Lake Clark National Park 540 W. 5th Avenue and Preserve. Anchorage, AK 99503 ,oatak River AK North Slope B.R. The river from its source 330 12/2/80 NPS National Park Service in the Gates of the 540 W. 5th Avenue Arctic National Park to Anchorage, AK 99503 its confluence with the Kelly River in the Noatak National Preserve. ::owitna River AK I&W That portion from the 225 12/2/80 FWS Fish and Wildlife Service point where the river 1011 E. Tudor crosses the west limit of Anchorage, AK 99503 township 18 south, range 22 east, Kateel River meridian, to its : confluence with the Yukon River within the bounda- ries of the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge.