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Anadromous Waters Catalog
Nomination Number 24-943


State of Alaska
Department of Fish and Game
Sportfish Division

Region: Southcentral
USGS Quad: VALDEZ A-7
Upper Reach Latitude 61.1296
Longitude -146.2775 (NAD83/WGS84)
Lower Reach Latitude 61.1296
Longitude -146.2775 (NAD83/WGS84)
AWC Water body # 221-60-11420
AWC Water body Name

Observations
Species Date Observed Activity
coho salmon 07/31/2024 Rearing Present

Comments: A minnow trap was set downstream of the Richardson Highway at 61.129583 N, 146.277500 W at 8:56 am on 7-31-2024 by ADF&G Habitat Biologists Jeanette Alas and Sarah Meyers. The trap was pulled at 5:53 pm on 7-31-2024 by ADF&G Habitat Biologists Amber Stephens, Jeanette Alas, Sarah Meyers and Jonathan Kirsch. There were 3 juvenile coho salmon in the trap measuring 106 mm, 85 mm, and 82 mm. Photos are attached. 2 additional minnow traps were set upstream of the Richardson Highway at 61.129783 N, 146.277150 W, and 61.132833 N, 146.276817 W. These traps were checked at 6 pm on the evening of 07/31/2024 and no fish were caught. They were reset over night and checked on the morning of 8/01/2024 and no fish were caught.

Name of Observer: Amber Stephens
Submission Date: 10/10/24
ADFG Biologist:
Nomination Status: Change
Nomination Changes To The AWC
Region
Map(quad)
AWC Stream #
Stream
Name
Action
Taken
Species* Comments

Southcentral
VALDEZ A-7 SE
221-60-11420
*Pioneer Field Creek Adding stream or lake name

Southcentral
VALDEZ A-7 NE
221-60-11420
*Pioneer Field Creek Adding stream or lake name

Southcentral
VALDEZ A-7
221-60-11420
*Pioneer Field Creek Adding stream or lake name

Southcentral
VALDEZ A-7
221-60-11420
*Pioneer Field Creek Adding new species to existing stream or lake COr

Southcentral
VALDEZ A-7 NE
221-60-11420
*Pioneer Field Creek Adding new species to existing stream or lake COr

Southcentral
VALDEZ A-7 SE
221-60-11420
*Pioneer Field Creek Adding new species to existing stream or lake COr

Additional files included with this nomination.

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This nomination is available as a PDF.


24-943.pdf

View the area map for VALDEZ A7 (2,371 KB)

View the area map for VALDEZ A7NE (2,426 KB)

View the area map for VALDEZ A7SE (2,259 KB)


*Species Codes:
AC - Arctic char AW - Arctic cisco AL - Arctic lamprey
BW - Bering cisco BC - broad whitefish K - chinook salmon
CH - chum salmon CO - coho salmon CT - cutthroat trout
DV - Dolly Varden OU - eulachon HW - humpback whitefish
SF - inconnu LP - lamprey, undifferentiated LC - least cisco
OL - longfin smelt PC - Pacific lamprey P - pink salmon
OP - pond smelt OM - rainbow smelt LV - river lamprey
SM - smelt, undifferentiated S - sockeye salmon SH - Steelhead trout
ST - sturgeon, undifferentiated W - whitefish, undifferentiated
*Activity Codes:
s - spawning     r - rearing     p - present     m - migration