at mllw, between Kodiak Island and Near Island. The project was modified in 

 1954 to include the small-boat basin. In 1964, the earth subsided about 5 ft 

 in an earthquake, causing severe daimage to the basin and the breakwaters. The 

 breakwaters were rebuilt the same year. 



38. The basin, along with a small basin named Old Harbor, provide the 

 only harbors-of-refuge between Cook Inlet and the Shumagin Islands. An ex- 

 tension to the harbor was recommended in 1976 by constructing two breakwaters 

 on Near Island to protect a 45-acre basin. In 1984, further study on the ex- 

 tension was determined to be unwarranted due to the severe decline in the 

 local shellfish fishery. A chronology of events related to the development 

 and repair of the harbor structures is given in Table 10. 



Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska 



39. Annette Island is located in southeastern Alaska, 16 water miles 

 south of Ketchikan, Alaska, and 650 air miles northwest of Seattle, 

 Washington. 



40. The original basin was adopted in 1945 and completed in 1956. The 

 harbor included 2.18 acres protected by a 900-ft rubble-mound breakwater. 



A second harbor was adopted in 1972 and completed in 1982. The new harbor 

 provides 5.75 acres protected by a 1,255-ft and a 1,150-ft rubble-mound 

 breakwater. The harbor capacities are 42 boats in the original harbor and 

 100 boats in the new harbor. A chronology of events related to the devel- 

 opment and repair of the harbor structures is given in Table 1 1 . 

 Ninilchik Harbor, Alaska 



41. Ninilchik is located on the eastern shore of Cook Inlet, about 

 midway between Kenai and Homer, 110 air miles or 187 road miles southwest of 

 Anchorage. The harbor is located near the mouth of the Ninilchik River. The 

 harbor was authorized in 1958, including a 320-ft by 150-ft basin dredged to 

 +2 ft mllw, an entrance channel, and a 4lO-ft-long pile Jetty located 50 to 

 100 ft south of the channel entrance. 



42. The harbor was completed in 1961, including a 400- by 120-ft basin 

 with rock sills upstream and downstream of the basin. The pile Jetty was de- 

 leted. In 1967 the harbor underwent a major rehabilitation, including con- 

 struction of two rock pile Jetties at the mouth of the river. The harbor has 

 required dredging or repairs every year since completion. Dredging has aver- 

 aged 9,500 to 9,945 cu yd per year, and a log revetment for beach erosion 

 control has required annual maintenance. 



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