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Alaska native village erosion: hearings before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress
United States. Congress. Senate
Paperback. Books LLC, Reference Series 2011-10-02.
ISBN 9781234314057
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Original publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2005. LC Number: KF26 A6 2004 OCLC Number: (OCoLC)60194606 Subject: Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Government relations. Excerpt: ... 11 being developed. Federal construction funds are available with the intent of initi-ating construction by the end of the fiscal year 2004. Point Hope Point Hope is located near the tip of Point Hope peninsula, a large gravel spit that forms the western-most extension of the northwest Alaska coast, approximately 710 miles northwest of Anchorage. With a mean sea level elevation of only 14 feet, wind driven storm surge and flooding impacts the village from all directions of the compass. During flooding events, the only escape route to high grounds is one of the first things to be inundated. This road is in dire need of being raised and fortified. The flooding also is damaging significant cultural resources located along the shore. We are currently investigating the erosion problem under the Section 103 authority to determine if there is a design solution that would be eligible for Federal partici-pation. Fort Yukon Fort Yukon is located in the interior region of Alaska on the north bank of the Yukon River near its confluence with the Porcupine River. Fort Yukon lies about 8 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 140 miles northeast of Fairbanks. The city is located immediately upstream of the confluence of the Yukon and Porcupine Riv-ers. These rivers carry large amounts of breakup ice in the spring and periodically an ice jam is created at the confluence of the two rivers. Ice jams at this location often result in an elevated river stage, which floods the low-lying areas at Fort Yukon. Floods are also caused by coincident increases in river stages due to surges in snowmelt runoff. We are currently investigating the erosion problem under the Section 205 authority to determine if there is a design solution that would be eligi-ble for F
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