Fish Creek Watershed Observatory

Monitoring Aquatic Habitat in the Context of Land-use and Climate Change Impacts in Arctic Alaska

Station Name:
Ini-005
Latitude:
N 70.018°
Longitude:
W 153.186°
Elevation:
37.9 masl
Lake Area:
4.9 ha
Mean Depth:
2.1 m
Record:
2011-2014 (discontinued)
Purpose:

One of many oxbow (floodplain) lakes along rivers of the FCW. Very low dissolved oxygen and the presence of overwintering stickleback was often notable here. This site was also part of the Circum-Arctic Lake Observation Network (CALON) from 2012-2014.

Ini-005 location map
FishCreek Ini-005

Select Published Studies on Ini-004: