Potential industrial sites in the Lynn Canal area, Alaska
Circular
280
By: Arthur Johnson and William Stephens Twenhofel
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Abstract
Full development of a proposal to divert the headwaters of the Yukon River drainage from Canada into the Taiya River valley of Alaska would make available more than a half million kilowatts of electrical energy. Utilization of this block of power, for which there is at present no local market, will require an industrial and community development of appreciable magnitude. Suitable sites for industrial and community development near the proposed power source are limited because of the extremely rugged and mountainous terrain of the Lynn Canal area.
This report considers potential industrial areas at Skagway, Taiya River, Ferebee River, Lutak Inlet, Haines and vicinity, Klukwan and vicinity, Haines to Klukwan along the Haines cutoff, Berners Bay, and Juneau and vicinity. The factors considered in their evaluation are topography, geology, climate, water supply, transportation facilities, and transmission-line routes from the source of power.
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Johnson, A., Twenhofel, W.S., 1953, Potential industrial sites in the Lynn Canal area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 280, 17 p. :illus., map, diagrs. ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir280.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Potential industrial sites in the Lynn Canal area, Alaska |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 280 |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir280 |
| Year Published | 1953 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | [U.S. Geological Survey], |
| Description | 17 p. :illus., map, diagrs. ;27 cm. |