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Alaska Inland Routes, North

Coverage.
Waters flowing into the Beaufort Sea, the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea, all the way counterclockwise from the Canadian border to the Aleutian peninsula, with the exception of the Yukon River and its basin; these latter are posted at
http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtop ... 29&t=40585
Explicit inclusions.
Alagnak River, American Creek, Awuna River, Canning River, Chilikadrotna River, Colville River, Goodnews River, Ivishak River, Kakhonak River, Kanektok River, Kasegaluk Lagoon, Kelly River, King Salmon River, Kisaralik River, Kobuk River, Kugururok River, Mulchatna River, Nigu River and Etivluk River, Noatak River, Nuyakuk River, Sagavanirktok River, Salmon River (Kobuk), Selawik River, Squirrel River, Tikchik River, Tlikakila River, Togiak River, Unalakleet River, Utukok River, Wood River Lakes.


Alagnak River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Kvichak River, which flows into Bristol Bay (Bering Sea).
http://www.nps.gov/alag/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/alag/faqs.htm
http://www.nps.gov/alag/historyculture/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/alag/planyourvisit/boating.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alagnak_River
http://alyeskaguides.com/alagnak/alagnakriver.htm
http://alyeskaguides.com/alagnak/alagnakriver2.htm
http://www.alagnaklodge.com/map.htm
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/alagnak.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Alagnak River. Online, Notes.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Not named, likely David Dapkus.
Route description: Float plane from King Salmon to Kukalek Lake; egress by float plane at 10 miles above the mouth.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/alagnak.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

American Creek. Information.
From mytopo.com, the creek is a tributary of the Savonoski River; waters continue down the Naknek River, which flows into Kvichak Bay. Hammersly Lake is located south and a bit west of Kulik Lake.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

American Creek. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Pat Pourchot.
Route description (raft trip): Float plane from King Salmon (accessed from Anchorage) to Hammersly Lake. Hiking; canyon, second canyon, rapids, sweepers, Lake Coville. Float plane return to King Salmon.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/ar ... _creek.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
http://arctic.fws.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Nat ... ife_Refuge
http://www.alaskarefugefriends.org/
http://www.anwr.org/
http://www.defenders.org/arctic-nationa ... ife-refuge
http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/ANWR/
http://www.nrdc.org/land/wilderness/arctic.asp
http://www.policyalmanac.org/environmen ... anwr.shtml
http://arctic.fws.gov/rivers.htm
Paddling rivers.
Canning and Marsh Fork of the Canning, Coleen, East Fork of the Chandalar, Hulahula, Ivishak, Kongakut, Okpilak, Porcupine, Sheenjek, Wind.
Other rivers.
Aichilik, Egaksrak, Firth, Jago, Katakturuk, Sadlerochit, Tamayariak and Junjik.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Awuna River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Colville River, which enters “the western Beaufort Sea ... near Nuiqsut, ... west of Prudhoe Bay.” Source: Wikipedia.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Awuna River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Dates: 7 to 17 July inclusive. “The water was extremely shallow and a float with any type of boat is inadvisable at this time of year or later.”
Author: Not named.
Route description (raft trip): Access by helicopter, ... , Discovery Creek, ... , Birthday Creek, ... , Lookout River confluence, ... , helicopter to Umiat, charter to Anchorage.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/awuna.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Canning River. Information.
Wikipedia says only “The Canning River is a river on Alaska's North Slope.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lb2dBH4XcM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09RRiP_LBm0
http://www.pbase.com/pbeiser/mfork&page=all
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201109/explore.aspx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reurinkjan/2148459149/
http://www.alaskaphotographyblog.com/20 ... ing-river/
Companies.
http://www.equinoxexpeditions.com/river_canning.php
http://www.arcticwild.com/schedule/itin ... -raft.html
http://www.expeditionsalaska.com/rambli ... ing-river/
http://isumaguideworks.net/canning.html
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Canning River. Marsh Fork and main stem. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Not named explicitly, likely Jim Morris.
Route description (raft trip): Beaver to gravel bar on the Marsh Fork. Hiking, then down the river. Rapids, Canning River junction, rapids, Shublik Creek and Spring, Ignek Creek, rapids, float-plane pickup above the Staines River delta.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/canning.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Chilikadrotna River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Mulchatna River and so of the Nushagak River.
http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/10102.html
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boatin ... drotna.PDF
http://www.npca.org/parks/chilikadrotna-wild-river.html
http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/chilika ... 58491.html
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-037
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilikadrotna_River
http://www.regal-air.com/alaska-shore-e ... ver-float/
http://www.alaskaalpineadventures.com/t ... otna-river
etc.
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
http://www.nps.gov/lacl/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/lacl/planyourvisit/rafting.htm
http://www.lake.clark.national-park.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Clark ... d_Preserve
http://www.npca.org/parks/lake-clark-national-park.html
http://www.alaskageographic.org/static/ ... d-preserve
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/chilikadrotna.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Chilikadrotna River and upper Mulchatna River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Pat Pourchot.
Route description (raft trip): Flight to Lower Twin Lake; rapids, Ptarmigan Creek, rapids, Little Mulchatna River confluence, sweepers, Mulchatna River junction, float plane to Iliamna.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/ar ... drotna.htm
gets one to (among other places)
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boatin ... drotna.PDF
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Colville River. Information.
Ed note: The river enters “the western Beaufort Sea ... near Nuiqsut, ... west of Prudhoe Bay.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colville_R ... 8Alaska%29
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/top ... ille-River
http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/10108.html
http://www.backpacker.com/june_2003_des ... tions/5925
http://northern.org/media-library/maps/ ... r.jpg/view
Companies.
http://www.alaskansportsman.com/fishing ... _River.php
http://akrivers.com/?page_id=668
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Colville River. From above the Kiligwa River to Nuisqut. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description, upper river, by kayak: Helicopter to above the Kiligwa River. Kuna River confluence, rapids, Ipnavik River confluence, Etivluk River confluence, Awuna River confluence, Kurupa River confluence, Aupuk Creek confluence, Killik River confluence, Siksikpak Ridge, Ninuluk Creek confluence, Prince Creek confluence, Umiat.
Author: Jack Mosby.
Route description, lower river, by raft (with motors): Umiat (by Twin Otter), Shivugak Bluff, Chandalar River confluence, Anaktuvuk River confluence, Sentinel Hill, Kogosukruk River confluence, Big Bend / Ocean Point, Itkillik River confluence, Nechelik channel, Nuisqut; day trip to Harrison Bay; charter to Deadhorse.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/colville.htm
gets one to (among other places)
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boatin ... lville.PDF
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Information.
http://www.nps.gov/gaar/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/akso/akarc/cr_gaar.htm
http://www.nps.gov/gaar/historyculture/ ... eserve.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_of_t ... d_Preserve
http://www.gates.of.the.arctic.national ... m/info.htm
http://www.nationalparks.org/explore-pa ... d-preserve
http://www.nps.gov/gaar/photosmultimedi ... allery.htm
http://www.alaskajourney.com/farnorth/gates.html
Paddling rivers.
Alatna River, John River, Kobuk River, Noatak River, North Fork Koyukuk River, Tinayguk River.
Source for the above:
http://away.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-g ... 67106.html
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Goodnews River. Information.
Ed note: Flows into the Bering Sea.
http://www.wildriverfish.com/extreme_goodnews.php
http://goodnewsriver.com/
http://www.brightwateralaska.com/goodnews-river.htm
http://www.wildriverfish.com/fishing_diy.php
etc.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Goodnews River. Online, Notes, Photos.
Location: Dillingham.
Source: paddling.net
Author: danattherock.
Route description: Float plane from Dillingham to Goodnews Lake, Goodnews River, Goodnews Bay settlement, wheeled plane to Dillingham.
http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?2124
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21144083@N ... 3622658629
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Ivishak River. Information.
Ed note: Joins the Sagavanirktok River on the coastal plain south of Prudhoe Bay.
Ed note: Please consult also the entry for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boatin ... vishak.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivishak_River
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-002
http://www.arctictreksadventures.com/Ivishak.html
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/ivishak.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Ivishak River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Noel P Granzow.
Route description: Helicopter to “Mile 65”, Aufeis, Saviakviayak River confluence, Gilead Creek confluence, Echooka Creek confluence, helicopter to Deadhorse.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/ivishak.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kakhonak River. Information.
Ed note: Flows into Iliamna Lake, whose waters flow into the Kvichak River.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakhonak_River
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOC ... 037699.pdf
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kakhonak River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Richard Russell.
Route description (raft trip): Float plane from King Salmon to Moose Lake, rapids, dump, Kakhanok Lake, four falls, “outlet of Kakhanok River” (likely Iliamna Lake), flights to Iliamna and King Salmon.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/kakhonak.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kanektok River. Information.
Ed note: Flows into the Bering Sea at Kuskokwim Bay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanektok_River
Companies.
http://www.kanektokriver.com/gallery-float-1/index.htm
and many others.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kanektok River. Online, Journal.
Ed note: “...the river is not suited to novice canoeists ... it should not be attempted by one canoe as there are literally hundreds of sweepers waiting to clutch a canoe and hold it fast”
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Noel P Granzow.
Route description: Charter from Lake Hood to Kagati Lake, Paiyun Creek confluence, sweepers, Nakailingak Creek confluence, Klak Creek confluence, sweeper and very bad dump, more sweepers, swamp, Quinhagak village, return to Lake Hood.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/kanektok.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kasegaluk Lagoon. Information.
“The lagoon receives the waters from the Kukpowruk, Kokolik, and Utukok Rivers.” 200 km long; drains into the Chukchi Sea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasegaluk_Lagoon
http://northern.org/what-we-value/habit ... luk-lagoon
http://northern.org/wild-places/kasegaluk-lagoon-1
http://iba.audubon.org/iba/profileReport.do?siteId=991
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v064n0 ... -p0548.pdf
http://www.onarcticground.org/kasegaluk-lagoon/
http://northern.org/media-library/maps/ ... fullscreen
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kasegaluk Lagoon. Wainwright to Icy Cape. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Jim Morris.
Route description (kayak trip): Launch point not identified explicitly, Wainwright Inlet, Pingorok Pass (enter Kasegaluk Lagoon), Nokotlek River (up it three miles and return), Nevat Point, Avak Inlet, Tunalik River (up it two miles and return), Icy Cape, Icy Cape Pass, airstrip.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/kasegaluk.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kelly River. Information.
Ed notes:
1. Tributary of the Noatak River.
2. Please consult the entry Noatak National Preserve.
3. Little information of paddling interest is available on the web.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kelly River. Online, Notes, Photo.
Source: paddling.net
Author: danattherock.
Route description: Flight to river from Kotzebue, seven days on the river, pickup at Noatak River confluence.
http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?1939
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21144083@N ... 3617063514
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

King Salmon River. Information.
Ed note: Alaska has four such rivers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Salmo ... k_River%29
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

King Salmon River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description (raft trip): King Salmon village, charter to lake, creek, Contact Creek, sweepers, Takayofo Creek confluence, King Salmon River, sweepers, CIII rapid above Gertrude Creek, Granite Creek confluence, Egegik River, Egegik, charter to King Salmon, return to Anchorage.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/ar ... salmon.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kisaralik River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Kuskokwim River.
Ed note: Most of the online information is posted by companies.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/nav/naar/kisa ... 5_2010.pdf
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kisaralik River. Online, Guide.
Location: Bethel.
Source: paddling.net
Author: emptysea.
Ed note: Significant ww river, often rafted.
Route description: Scheduled flight from Anchorage to Bethel or Dillingham, float plane to Kisaralik Lake. Kisaralik River, confluence with Kasigluk River (possible takeout), confluence with Kuskowkin River.
http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?709
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kobuk Valley National Park. Information.
http://www.nps.gov/kova/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/kova/details.htm
http://www.kobuk.valley.national-park.com/info.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobuk_Valley_National_Park
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/tr ... onal-park/
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kobuk River. Information.
Ed note: Flows into Hotham Inlet of Kotzebue Sound (Bering Strait).
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/kobuk.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobuk_River
http://www.nps.gov/gaar/kobukriver.htm
http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.k ... y.all.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobuk_River_Stampede
Kobuk River at Ambler.
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrogra ... gage=abla2
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/kobuk.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kobuk River. Walker Lake to Kiana. Online, Notes, Photos.
Author: Christian Roux.
http://translate.google.com/#fr|en|
http://www.cgrizz.com/index.htm
Click on Rivière Kobuk.
http://www.cgrizz.com/kobuk/yallerko.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kobuk River. Walker Lake to Kobuk village. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Patrick Pourchot.
Route description (canoe trip): Flights to Walker Lake, outlet river, CI rapids, upper canyon(CV, portaged), CII, Kobuk River junction, Nutuvukti Lake outlet, canyon (CII), lower canyon (CIII and CIV), Reed River confluence, Beaver Creek confluence, Selby River confluence, Pah River confluence, Killak River confluence, Mauneluk River confluence, Kollioksak River confluence, north channel at the fork, Kobuk village, flight to Bettles.
Route description (raft trip): Notes on trip from Walker Lake to below the Pah River confluence.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/kobuk.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kokolik River. Information.
Ed note: Waters flow into Kasegaluk Lagoon and so the Chukchi Sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokolik_River
http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?3465
http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Kokolik_River
http://expeditionbroker.com/trips/kokolik-river/
http://arcticwild.com/trip/caribou-canoe/
http://www.wildimagephoto.com/journal/tag/kokolik/
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=kok ... &FORM=IGRE
http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getwatershed?19060102
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kokolik River. Online, Notes, Photos.
Source: Canadian Canoe Routes, Alaska Trip Reports Forum.
Author: Worth.
Route description: Details are not available.
CCR thread.
http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtop ... 30&t=43182
Report.
http://worthdonaldson.weebly.com/kokolik-river.html
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kugururok River. Information.
Ed notes:
1. Tributary of the Noatak River.
2. Please consult the entry Noatak National Preserve.
3. Access, and usually egress, is by charter from Kotzebue.
4. No links worth quoting here were found on the web, only a highly questionable reference to Gates Of The Arctic National Park and Preserve, which does not list the Kugururok as one of its waters.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Kugururok River. Online, Notes, Photos.
Source: paddling.net
Author: danattherock.
http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?1942
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21144083@N ... 3639892399
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Mulchatna River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Nushagak River, which flows into Bristol Bay of the Bering Sea.
https://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boati ... chatna.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulchatna_River
http://www.aktrekking.com/pebble/Mulcha ... hotos.html
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/planning/mgtp ... nit_15.pdf
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/planning/mgtp ... mulchatna/
http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=19030302
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-046
http://freshwateradventure.com/Html/mulchatna.html
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
http://www.nps.gov/lacl/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/lacl/planyourvisit/rafting.htm
http://www.lake.clark.national-park.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Clark ... d_Preserve
http://www.npca.org/parks/lake-clark-national-park.html
http://www.alaskageographic.org/static/ ... d-preserve
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/mulchatna.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Mulchatna River. Online, Notes.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Pat Pourchot.
Route description (raft trip): Unnamed lake, creek, Mulchatna River junction, CI and CIII rapids, Chilikadrotna River confluence, float plane to Iliamna.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/mulchatna.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Nigu River and Etivluk River. Information.
Ed note: The Nigu is a tributary of the Etivluk, a tributary of the Colville River.
Ed note: Please consult also the entry Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
http://www.nps.gov/akso/akarc/bib.htm
http://alaskaphotographics.photoshelter ... xmdwthOv3w
Nigu river.
http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/10179.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigu_River
http://www.alaskaphotographyblog.com/20 ... igu-river/
Etivluk River.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etivluk_River
http://www.sitnews.us/0812News/080612/0 ... ience.html
Companies.
Ed note: Often a good source of supplementary information.
http://www.arcticwild.com/schedule/itin ... rctic.html
http://www.arctictreksadventures.com/Nigu.html
http://www.arctictreksadventures.com/Etivluk.html
http://alyeskaguides.com/rivertrips/rivertrips.htm
http://akrivers.com/?page_id=1225
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Nigu River and Etivluk River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description (kayak trip): Float plane from Bettles to lake off the river, three miles above Otirgon Creek. ... , hiking, ... , Nigu Bluff, hike to Lake Betty, Etivluk River junction, Kutchaurak Creek confluence; helicopter exit above the Colville River confluence.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/ar ... tivluk.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Noatak National Preserve. Information.
http://www.nps.gov/noat/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/noat/faqs.htm
http://www.nps.gov/akso/akarc/cr_noat.htm
http://www.nps.gov/noat/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/noat/naturescience/noatakriver.htm
http://www.nps.gov/noat/historyculture/subsistence.htm
http://www.nps.gov/noat/planyourvisit/floating.htm
http://www.nationalparks.org/explore-pa ... l-preserve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noatak_National_Preserve
http://www.alaskageographic.org/store/c ... l-preserve
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Noatak River. Information.
Ed notes:
1. The Noatak flows into the Chukchi Sea at Kotzebue Sound (Bering Strait).
2. Tributaries include the Kelly River and the Kugururok River.
3. The upper part of the river lies within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, the lower part within Noatak National Preserve.
http://www.nps.gov/gaar/noatakriver.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noatak_River
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5262722
http://scottdickerson.photoshelter.com/ ... 6Vh1ev1MM/
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8 ... 14ecd2e22c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4rURAiipfY
http://www.alaskaalpineadventures.com/t ... ation.html
http://www.equinoxexpeditions.com/river_noatak.php
Noatak Wilderness Area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noatak_Wilderness_Area
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/noatak.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Noatak River. Online, Journal, Photos.
Author: Tom Unger.
Route description: Flight from Fairbanks to Bettles, float plane to Noatak headwaters. Several days hiking, toward Mount Oyakek (not found by Google) and up Portage Creek. Cutler River confluence, Anisak River confluence, Nimiuktuk River confluence, Noatak canyon, Kigururok River confluence, Noatak village. Flight to Kotzebue, flight to Anchorage.
http://www.tumtum.com/kayak/trips/Noatak_part1.shtml
etc.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Noatak River. Online, Notes.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description (canoe trip): Float plane to small lake about 20 miles from the headwaters of the river.
... , Lake Matcharak, Grand Canyon of the Noatak and Noatak Canyon, Kelly River confluence, ...
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/noatak.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Noatak River. Walker Lake to Cutler River. Online, Journal, Notes, Photos.
Source: Canadian Canoe Routes, Alaska Trip Reports Forum.
Author: e2holmes.
Places mentioned: Walker Lake (by float plane from Bettles), Lake Omelaktauk, Kugrak River, Igning River, Ipnetivik River, Lake Matcharak, canyon, cave ledge rapid, “Jaws”, flats, Aniuk River, Cutler River, hike to pickup.
Title at source: Noatak River, headwaters to Cutler River confluence.
CCR thread.
http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtop ... 30&t=43211
Logistics, map and ancillary notes.
https://northernwaters.shutterfly.com/noatakriver
Photos.
https://plus.google.com/photos/11452252 ... 6826991457
References: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Noatak National Wildlife Refuge.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Nuyakuk River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Nushagak River, which flows into Bristol Bay.
Ed note: Please consult the entry Wood-Tikchik State Park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuyakuk_River http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrogra ... gage=nrda2
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-049
Company.
http://freshwateradventure.com/Html/nuyakuk.html
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Nuyakuk River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: M S Wright.
Route description (raft trip): Float plane to the outlet of Tikchik Lake, CII rapids, CIV-V falls, Nushagak River junction, Koliganek, float plane to Dillingham and beyond.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/nuyakuk.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Sagavanirktok River. Information.
Ed note: Flows into the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe Bay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagavanirktok_River
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrogra ... gage=sgra2
http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getwatershed?19060402
http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=19060402
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Sagavanirktok River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description (canoe trip): Galbraith Lake (by road from Fairbanks), Atigun River (CII and CII), dump; canyon ahead; lined upstream, back to road. Start Sagavanirktok River, CII and CIII (with dump), Lupine River confluence, Ivishak River confluence, Sagwon Bluffs, Franklin Bluffs camp, road return to Fairbanks
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/ar ... irktok.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Salmon River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Kobuk River; not the Salmon River that flows into Portland Canal.
Ed note: Please consult also the entryKobuk Valley National Park.
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/salmon.htm
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/salmon-ak.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Salmon River and Kobuk River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Pat Pourchot.
Route description (canoe and kayak trip): Flight to Kiana, helicopter to “about 6 miles below the Anaktok-Sheep Creek confluence”; hiking; Salmon River, lining, Nikok River confluence, Kitlik River confluence, Kobuk River junction, Trinity Creek confluence, Kiana, flight to Kotzebue and then south.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/salmon.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. Information.
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Selawik/about.html
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Selawik/about/wild_river.html
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Selawik/what_ ... ience.html
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Selawik River. Information.
Ed note: Waters flow into Kotzebue Sound.
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boatin ... elawik.htm
http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region ... elawik.pdf
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aktrails/ats/nw/selawik.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selawik_River
http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/selawik ... 58593.html
http://www.old-picture.com/indians/On-Selawik-River.htm
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-009
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/selawik.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Selawik River Water Trail. Online, Notes, Maps
Source: Alaska Dept of Natural Resources, Div of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
Content: Access note, route notes, four maps of the river.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aktrails/ats/nw/selawik.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Selawik River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description: Helicopter from Galena to Selawik River “about 1/4 mile downstream of Shiniliaok Creek”, Kiliovilik Creek confluence, Tagagavik River confluence, Kugarak River confluence, village of Selawik, flight to Kotzebue.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/selawik.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Squirrel River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Kobuk River, entering it at Kiana.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_River
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/ ... r_srma.pdf
http://www.gorp.com/weekend-guide/trave ... 68883.html
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-010
http://www.nana.com/regional/about-us/o ... ion/kiana/
http://www.coolstateparks.com/usa/alask ... rel-river/
http://www.alaskaonyourown.com/floating.html
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Squirrel River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description (kayak trip): Helicopter from Kiana to the river, confluence of North Fork Squirrel River, Omar River confluence, Kiana.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/squirrel.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Tikchik River. Information.
Ed note: Tributary of the Wood River, in turn a tributary of the Nushagak River.
Ed note: Please consult the Information entry Wood-Tikchik State Park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikchik_River
http://rachelwolf.com/galleries/tikchik-river-alaska
Please consult the Information entry for Wood-Tikchik State Park.
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Tikchik River Water Trail. Online, Notes, Photos, Maps.
Source: Alaska Dept of Natural Resources, Div of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
Content: Access notes, route notes, two photos, two maps.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aktrails/ats/sw/tikchik.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Tlikakila River. Information.
Ed note: Flows into Lake Clark.
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boatin ... kakila.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlikakila_River
http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/tlikaki ... 58610.html
http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/tli ... index.html
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
http://www.nps.gov/lacl/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/lacl/planyourvisit/rafting.htm
http://www.lake.clark.national-park.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Clark ... d_Preserve
http://www.npca.org/parks/lake-clark-national-park.html
http://www.alaskageographic.org/static/ ... d-preserve
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/tlikakila.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Tilkakila River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description (raft trip): Flights to Summit Lake at Lake Clark Pass, Tlikakila River, Glacier Fork confluence, North Fork confluence, CIII and CII rapids, past Otter Lake, Lake Clark, float-plane pickup and return to Anchorage.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/tlikakila.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Togiak River, Togiak Wilderness and Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Information.
Ed note: The Togiak flows into Togiak Bay of Bristol Bay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togiak_River
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... FGU003-087
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togiak_Wilderness
http://togiak.fws.gov/
http://togiak.fws.gov/visiting.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togiak_Nat ... ife_Refuge
http://www.travelalaska.com/Destination ... efuge.aspx
http://www.alaskageographic.org/static/ ... ife-refuge
http://www.stateparks.com/togiak_nation ... laska.html
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Togiak River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Richard Russell.
Route description: Flight to Togiak Lake, Togiak River, Ongivinuck River confluence, Kashaiak River confluence, Gechiak Creek confluence, ...
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/togiak.htm
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/togiak.pdf
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Unalakleet River. Information.
Ed note: Flows into Norton Sound (Bering Strait).
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boatin ... akleet.htm
http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/nlcs/u ... t_nwr.html
http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/nlcs/u ... r_rec.html
http://www.americanhiking.org/uploadedF ... pdf?n=3637
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unalakleet_River
Wild and Scenic River, National designation.
http://www.rivers.gov/rivers/rivers/unalakleet.php
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Unalakleet River. Online, Notes.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: David Dapkus.
Route description: Upstream travel by riverboats, Old Woman River (side trip up it), Tenmile River; return.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/unalakleet.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Utukok River. Information.
Ed note: The Utukok flows into the Chukchi Sea, at Kasegaluk Lagoon,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utukok_River
http://www.alaskaphotographyblog.com/20 ... ra-alaska/
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2 ... 1302212691
http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.co ... he-utukok/
http://northern.org/media-library/maps/ ... n.jpg/view
http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/g ... ype=stream
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Utukok River. Online, Journal.
Source: outdoorsdirectory.com
Author: Jim Morris.
Route description (raft trip, with motors): Flight from Kotzebue to Driftwood Camp on the Utukok River, Nimwutik Creek confluence, Archimedes Ridge, canyon, Folsom Ridge, Disappointment Creek confluence, Carbon Creek confluence, pickup from unspecified location.
http://outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/utukok.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Wood-Tikchik State Park. Information.
Location: Dillingham.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/woodtik.htm
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/woodtmap.htm
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/maps/wtcbrochure06.pdf
etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-Tikchik_State_Park
http://www.travelalaska.com/Destination ... 0Park.aspx
http://www.summitpost.org/wood-tikchik- ... ark/366956
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/alaska/ ... activities
Float trips.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/wtc/wtcfloattrp.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Wood River Lakes. Information.
Ed note: Please consult the Information entry Wood-Tikchik State Park.
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.as ... CGA013-054
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Wood River Lakes Water Trail. Online, Notes, Photos, Maps.
Source: Alaska Dept of Natural Resources, Div of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
Content: Access notes, route notes (travel through five lakes), two photos, two maps.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aktrails/ats/sw/woodrvr.htm
This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

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