Instream Flow Protection: Southwest Alaska

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	AK51011_ROW
Recovery Domains	-
Start Date	03/01/2019
End Date	06/30/2021
Year	2017
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/25/2024

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Description

This project prepared and submitted a reservation of water for 50 km of the mainstem Aniak River.

Project Benefit

The rivers of SW AK support some of North America’s most viable and productive salmon stocks. Salmon depend on sufficient quantities of water to meet their spawning, rearing, incubation, overwintering, and migration habitat requirements. This project will provide long-term habitat protection by legally reserving instream flows needed to conserve salmon habitat.

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$65,379

State

$22,883

Report Total:

$88,262

Worksites

Aniak River mainstem

Worksite Identifier: Aniak River mainstem
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Lower Kuskokwim River (190305)
Subbasin: Aniak (19030501)
Watershed: Lower Aniak River (1903050123)
Subwatershed: Outlet Aniak River (190305012308)

State: Alaska
Recovery Domain:
Latitude: 61.4983333
Longitude: -159.3713888

ESU

Un-Named ESU Sockeye
Un-Named ESU Chinook
Un-Named ESU Chum
Un-Named ESU Coho
Un-Named ESU Pink

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 88,262.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 31.40
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.3 Instream Flow ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.3.a Instream Flow Funding 88,262.00
  - . . . . C.3.b Length of stream 'protected' for adequate flow 31.40
  - . . . . C.3.c Change in water flow0 (cfs)
  - . . . . C.3.d.1 Water flow gaugesY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.3.d.2 Number of water flow gauges 1
  - . . . . C.3.g.1 Maintaining adequate flow or reducing withdrawalsY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.3.g.2 cfs (cubic feet per second) of water conserved per year3526 (cfs)