Accession Number:

ADA463648

Title:

Water and Sediment Quality in the Yukon River Basin, Alaska, During Water Year 2005

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Schuster, Paul F.

Report Date:

2007-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

76.0

Abstract:

This report contains water-quality and sediment-quality data from samples collected in the Yukon River Basin from March through September during the 2005 water year WY. Samples were collected throughout the year at five stations in the basin three on the main stem Yukon River, one each on the Tanana and Porcupine Rivers. A broad range of physical, chemical, and biological analyses are presented. This is the final report in a series of five USGS Open-File Reports spanning five WYs, from October 2000 through September 2005.

Descriptors:

• *WATER QUALITY
• *SEDIMENTS
• *BASINS(GEOGRAPHIC)
• BIOLOGY
• ALASKA
• SAMPLING
• RIVERS

Subject Categories:

• Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology
• Water Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE