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Wales Naval Field Station

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Site Information

Updated:
2021-01-12
Name:
Wales Naval Field Station
Site Type:
Other
Status:
Covered/Closed

Location

Region:
Nome
Location:
Wales
Latitude:
65.611784
Longitude:
-168.095246
MTRS:
Description:
This site is a former US Navy Aircraft Warning Station, which dates back to World War II. Final cleanup at the site was done 1999-2000.
Acres:
0.27
Years of Operation:
1945-2000

Contamination

Possible Contaminants:
Military Waste
Exposure Pathways:
Human Direct Contact, Wildlife Direct Contact

Distances to (ft)

Erosion:
135
Water Body:
135
Water Name:
Bering Sea
Subsistence:
200
Critical Habitat:
800,000
Residences:
150
Stressed Habitat:
999

Erosion

Type:
Waves, Wind
Factors:
Flooding, Storm Surge, Tides
Symptoms:
(no items specified)
Erosion Rate:
1
Rate QA:
Calculated
Current Mitigation:
No

Soil

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

File Details

Manager:
Trisha Bower
File Location:
Fairbanks
File Number:
n/a

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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