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Alakanuk Boneyard

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Site Information

Updated:
2021-01-12
Name:
Alakanuk Boneyard
Site Type:
Other
Status:
Active/Open

Location

Region:
Kusilvak
Location:
Alakanuk
Latitude:
62.687597
Longitude:
-164.668538
MTRS:
Description:
The bone yard is located less than 200 feet from the shore. The shoreline is made up of a silty material and is eroding at a rapid rate. One interview from Alakanuk indicated that the shoreline has eroded over 100 feet in the past year.
Acres:
0.1
Years of Operation:
1990s-now

Contamination

Possible Contaminants:
Fuels
Exposure Pathways:
Human Direct Contact, Inhalation, Wildlife Direct Contact

Distances to (ft)

Erosion:
200
Water Body:
200
Water Name:
Alakanuk Pass
Subsistence:
20
Critical Habitat:
343,000
Residences:
60
Stressed Habitat:
999

Erosion

Type:
Ice
Factors:
Storm Surge
Symptoms:
(no items specified)
Erosion Rate:
8
Rate QA:
BEA Calculated
Current Mitigation:
No

Soil

Silt %:
20
Clay %:
Cobble %:
Organics %:
50
Sand %:
Gravel %:
Boulder %:
Loam %:
30

File Details

Manager:
Stephen Price
File Location:
Anchorage
File Number:

Drinking Water Sources

There are no water sources for this site.

Tanks (if Applicable)

There are no tanks for this site.

Files

No files have been attached to this item.
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