| Abstract: | The remote village of McGrath along the Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska has long cold winters and short summers. The village is located on the flood plain of the Kuskokwim River and obtains drinking water for its 533 residents from the Kuskokwim River. Surface spills and disposal of hazardous materials combined with frequent flooding of the Kuskokwim River could affect the quality of the drinking water. Alternative drinking-water sources are available but at greater cost than existing supplies. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) owns or operates airport support facilities in McGrath and wishes to consider the subsistence lifestyle of the residents and the quality of the current environ- ment when evaluating options for remediation of environmental contamination at their facilities. This report describes the history, socioeconomics, physical setting, ground- and surface-water hydrology, geology, climate, vegetation, soils, and flood potential of the areas surrounding the FAA facilities near McGrath. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 18712 |
| Citation Author: | Dorava, J. M. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 48 p. :maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 94-119 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at McGrath, Alaska; 1994; OFR; 94-119; Dorava, J. M. |
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| Citation Year: | 1994 |
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| Text: | Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at McGrath, Alaska; 1994; OFR; 94-119; Dorava, J. M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1994/0119/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1994/0119/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
USGS Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section [distributor], |
