Cause for Drying Uncertain

Ponds in and around the Nome area are drying up.

But at least there is a stream...

Alex Hughes is a Fish and Game technician who volunteers with KSWCD. He said based on their studies at the Buskin river, crayfish are successfully breeding. Crayfish are originally from the Pacific Northwest and as with many invasive species, it’s anyone’s guess how they got to Kodiak.

Chistochina River change

Pink salmon die-off, and low water levels at Antone Larsen Creek

11-18-14 Winter river break-up - Kongiganak, Alaska, USA

Early fall weather conditions brought on an extreme storm surge in a Norton Sound community.

11-1-13 Boats still on the river - Koyukuk, Alaska, USA

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) die from low dissolved oxygen and ammonia that are the result of an over-application of biosolids.

11-27-12 Still no snow or Yukon ice - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

11-21-12 Air pockets in river ice - St. Marys, Alaska, USA

Yukon Flats community dealing with river erosion and landscape changes that are threatening the loss of traditional harvesting areas.

9-21-12 Extreme rain and flooding - Wasilla, Alaska, USA