Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Nagorski S, Eckert G, Hood E, Pyare S. 2007. Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NRWRD/NRTR—2007/372. National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
This assessment of coastal water resources and watershed conditions in Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM; Figure 1) is provided in response to the NPS Natural Resource Challenge in 2003 to assess the environmental conditions in watersheds inside National Park units. Of particular interest are the threats posed by point source and non-point source pollutants, nutrient enrichment, coastal development and tourism, and resource extractive uses, and the spread of exotic species. The Watershed Assessment Program has been tasked with synthesizing existing data and formulating recommendations that may guide management actions to reduce factors which currently stress, or threaten to stress, the health of NPS watershed resources. This report is the Phase I assessment of coastal and watershed resources in KATM and provides a synopsis of existing knowledge about KATM coastal watersheds. This report specifically focuses on watersheds emptying into the Gulf of Alaska (Figure 2). Watersheds including the Naknek River and Lake system, American Creek, and Nonvianuk River and Lake system, all of which lie partially within KATM boundaries but drain north toward the Kvichak Bay, are not within the scope of this report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Nagorski, Sonia; Eckert, Ginny; Hood, Eran; Pyare, Sanjay
- Date of Issue
- 2007-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- KATM , SWAN
- Keywords
- Assessment, Coastal Water Resources, Katmai, Watershed Conditions, Watershed Resources