Hydrologic data and a proposed water-quality monitoring network for the Kobuk River basin, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
Water-Resources Investigations Report
2001-4141
By: Timothy P. Brabets
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Abstract
Located in northwestern Alaska, the Kobuk River drains a watershed of approximately 12,300 square miles. Two national parks are located in the basin: the entire Kobuk Valley National Park and and a portion of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Reconnaissance-type water-quality data collected on the Kobuk River and some of its tributaries indicate that the water is of a calcium to calcium-magnesium-bicarbonate type. To design a representative water-quality monitoring network, a geographical information system (GIS) of the Kobuk River Basin was created. The GIS was used with a statistical technique, cluster analysis, to stratify the Kobuk River Basin into different regions. Potential water-quality monitoring sites were then selected from these regions.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrologic data and a proposed water-quality monitoring network for the Kobuk River basin, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 2001-4141 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri014141 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, 23 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Gates of the Arctic National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park and Preserve |