Figure 2. Typical Seward Peninsula terrain. 



Vegetation within ttie floodplains consists of dense mature willow 

 thickets interspersed with less advanced mixed woody-herbaceous communities. 

 The val ley wa I Is contain occasional wi I low and alder thickets in the moist 

 ravines and pockets, and shrub-tussock tundra on the slopes. The river 

 systems contain both anadromous and resident fish species. Typical anad- 

 romous species include Arctic char, pink, chum, coho, and sockeye salmon and 

 various whitefish species. Typical resident species include Arctic grayling, 

 resident Arctic char, northern pike, Alaska blackfish, and slimy sculpin. 



Description of Study Rivers - Location and Gravel Removal Area 

 Character i st i cs 



Gold Run Creek . Gold Run Creek is a small, sinuous river which origi- 

 nates in the foothills of the Kigluaik Mountains at an elevation of 427 m 

 and flows through rolling hills for 23 km to its confluence with the Blue- 

 stone River. The study site is approximately 7 km from the mouth at an 



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