Doc Meister - Other Marine Facilities

for Kotlik Community Development Plan

Other Marine Facilities (ID: 2041)

DESCRIPTION:

Name of Infrastructure: Apoon Pass River Channel Dredging
Year Built: N/A
General Description: See Below

FUTURE NEEDS:

As Reviewed and Approved by the Kotlik Planning Board 2006

ST, MT, LT? LT

Local Lead Agency City of Kotlik

Future Needs: The Apoon Pass river channel exiting to Pastol Bay and Norton Sound needs to be dredged to deeper water (three to five feet). The USCG maintains a navigational beacon at the mouth of the river, however boaters get stranded at low tides and cannot enter the river until the next tide. There is concern that persons stranded may suffer hypothermia especially during the dark cold fall season.

This channel has past history of dredging during the steam boat era. An old dredge was abondoned in Pastolik River which is adjacent to the mouth of Apoon Pass.

Freight barges traditionally used this channel to bring barges from Norton Sound and provide delivery to the Yukon communities.

Kotlik requested (a few years ago) that dredging of this river channel be placed on the State of Alaska 25 year transportation plan.

Possible Funding Source(s): The Corps of Engineers and/or State of Alaska.