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 Bureau of Land Management
Anchorage Field Office
4700 BLM Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99513
(907) 267-1293
Designated Reach: December 2, 1980. The segment of the main stem from the headwaters in T12S, R3W, Kateel River meridian, downstream to the western boundary of T18S, R8W.
Classification/Mileage: Wild — 80.0 miles; Total — 80.0 miles.
This northwest Alaska river is best known for its fishing opportunities for king and silver salmon, arctic grayling, and char. The river played a significant role in prehistoric and Russian era trade and was an important corridor for early American telegraph, mail and travel routes.
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