Fish resources and the effects of mining activities in the Kantishna Hills, Denali National Park, 1982 (draft)
Meyer SC and Kavanagh RC. 1983. Fish resources and the effects of mining activities in the Kantishna Hills, Denali National Park, 1982 (draft). US National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office. Anchorage, AK
(Adapted from authors' abstract.) This study was performed by U.S. National Park Service in 1982 to determine the fish resources and aquatic habitat of the Kantishna Hills. It is the first evaluation of fish resources in that area. Only five fish species were observed, with Arctic grayling and slimy sculpin the most abundant and widespread. Of the 34 streams or stream reaches that were examined, only 9 unaltered reaches were found to still contain productive aquatic habitat. Placer mining has extensively altered large areas of riparian vegetation and aquatic habitat on at least 15 streams. The authors also present some water quality data. No final report for this 1982 draft was located.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Meyer, Scott; Kavanagh, Ross
- Date of Issue
- 1983
- Publisher
- US National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office
- Units
- DENA , WRD
- Keywords
- Arctic Grayling, Cottus cognatus, Denali National Park And Preserve, Fish, Freshwater Fish, Habitat, Inventory, Kantishna Hills, Mining, Moose Creek, Mount Mckinley National Park, Mt. McKinley National Park, n83mey01dena, No Keyword, Resource Management, Slimy sculpins, Thymallus arcticus, Water Quality, WRBIB