Fish Creek Watershed Observatory

Monitoring Aquatic Habitat in the Context of Land-use and Climate Change Impacts in Arctic Alaska

Station Name:
Judy-Kayaak Creek
Latitude:
N 70.216°
Longitude:
W 151.977°
Elevation:
11.0 masl
Drainage Area:
TBD
Record:
2019 – present (in development)
Purpose:

This station was established in the new Willow Unit being proposed for future development. This very long, sinuos and incised channel snakes between Upper Fish and Judy creeks from its headwaters far upstream near Inigok. Recent surveys have found abundant and diverse fish communities using this fluvial system that connects many lakes to downstream rivers.

Judy-Kayaak Creek location map
FishCreek Judy-Kayaak Creek