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KENAI LOWLANDS
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MATANUSKA-SUSITNA VALLEY
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Seward Wetlands
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General Descriptions and Resources
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Map Unit Descriptions
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Plant Community
Descriptions
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Ecosystems |
| Home |
Map Unit Summary |
Key
to the communities |
Discharge Slope |
Riparian |
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Wetland / Upland Complex: WU |
Forested Communities: |
Headwater Fen |
Kettle |
Resources: |
DISTURB |
Balsam
poplar
/ Thinleaf alder
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Kettle |
Tidal |
| Alaska Field Indicators (soils from NRCS) |
Depressions: |
Black
Spruce / Crowberry
- Lingonberry |
Relict Glacial Drainageway |
Headwater Fen |
| 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual |
Component
D1 |
Black
spruce
/
Field horsetail
Dwarf birch |
Relict Glacial Lakebed |
Drainageway |
| 2007 Alaska Regional Supplement v2.0 to the delineation manual |
Units:
D12, D21 |
Black
spruce
/ Labrador tea |
Riverine |
Depression |
| Literature cited |
Units:
D1-3, D13 |
Black
spruce
/ Woodland horsetail -
Labrador tea |
Spring Fen |
Discharge Slope |
| Metadata |
Units:
D1-4, D14 |
Lutz
spruce
/ Barclay's willow /
Bluejoint |
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Map Units |
| Shapefile Wetland Boundary File GoogleEarth File |
Component:
D2 |
Lutz
spruce
/ Barclay's willow
/ Ericaceous shrub |
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Depression |
| Geomorphic Component Descriptions: |
Units:
D23, D32 |
Lutz
spruce
/ Barclay's willow
/ Field Horsetail |
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D32D1 ,D12, D43 |
| Depression |
Units:
D2-4, D24,
D42 |
Lutz
spruce
/ Barclay's willow
/ Field horsetail
/ Crowberry |
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Relict Glacial Drainageway |
| Discharge Slope |
Component:
D3 |
Lutz
spruce
/ Dwarf birch
Field horsetail |
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D1- |
| Floating Island |
Units:
D34, D43,
D34d |
Lutz
spruce
/ Field horsetail
Bluejoint |
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D2 |
| Headwater Fen |
Component:
D4 |
Lutz
spruce
/ Field horsetail Oakfern |
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D23, |
| Kettle |
Discharge Slopes: |
Lutz
spruce
/ Oakfern - Bluejoint |
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D3 |
| Late Snowmelt Plateau |
Alder
component |
Lutz
spruce
/ Rusty menziesia
/ Field horsetail |
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D34, |
| Relict Glacial Drainageway |
Alder / Lutz
Spruce units |
Lutz
spruce
/ Sitka alder
/ Field horsetail |
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D4 |
| Relict Glacial Lakebed |
Other Alder
units |
Shrubby Communities: |
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| Riverine |
Black Spruce
component |
Bog
blueberry
Dwarf birch
Tufted hairgrass |
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DW3 |
| Tidal |
Black Spruce
units |
Bog
blueberry
Manyflower sedge
Dwarf birch |
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DW5A |
| Wetland / Upland Complexes |
Bluejoint grass
component |
Barclay's
Willow / Bluejoint |
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Headwater Fen |
| Disturbed Wetlands |
Bluejoint
/Alder units |
Barclay's
willow
/ Bluejoint
- Field horsetail |
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H1 |
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Map Unit Summary |
Bluejoint /
Lutz Spruce units |
Barclay's
willow
/ Bluejoint / Marsh fivefinger |
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H1-3, H31 |
| Glossary |
White Spruce
component |
Barclay's
willow
/
Rich |
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H2 |
| Habitat Analyses |
White Spruce
units |
Crowberry
Bog blueberry |
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H23, H32 |
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Technical Resources |
Lutz Spurce
component |
Crowberry
Labrador tea |
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H3 |
| Soils: |
Lutz Spruce /
Willow units |
Feltleaf
willow / Bluejoint |
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H4 |
| Hydric Field
Indicators (3.8 Mb .pdf) |
Willow
Component |
Sitka
alder
/ Field horsetail |
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H43,
H34 |
| Alaska Hydric
Indicators (4 Mb .pdf) |
Willow /
Bluejoint units |
Sitka
alder
/ Marsh horsetail |
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Kettle |
| Kenai Hydric
Soils List |
Floating
Island |
Sitka
alder
/ Shieldfern |
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K1, K1c |
| Plants: |
Headwater Fens: |
Sweetgale
Bluejoint |
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K12, K21 |
| Plant Name
Synonomy |
Component:
H1 |
Sweetgale
Dwarf birch
/ Water horsetail |
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K13, K31,
K1-3 |
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Plant Names and Authors |
Units:
H1-3,
H21, H13 |
Sweetgale
Livid sedge
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K1-4, K2-4 |
| Wetland Indicator Status |
Component:
H2 |
Sweetgale
Shrubby cinquefoil |
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K2, K2c |
| Wetlands: |
Units:
H23, H32 |
Tealeaf
willow / Crowberry |
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K23, K23c, K32 |
| 1987 Delineation Manual
(1.5Mb .pdf) |
Unit: H2-4
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Thinleaf
alder
/ Bluejoint |
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K3 |
| Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act (1972) |
Component:
H3 |
Graminoid Communities: |
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K34, K43 |
| Press Release of
SWANCC decision |
Component:
H4 |
Alkaligrass |
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K4 |
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Alaska Regional Delineation Supplement v.2.0 (September 2007, 3.1 Mb .pdf) |
Units:
H34, H43 |
Beachrye |
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Riparian |
| Project Documentation: |
Kettles: |
Beaked sedge
Water horsetail |
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RB |
| Shapefile Metadata |
Component:
K1 |
Bluejoint
/ Dwarf birch |
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RC |
| Methods |
Units:
K1-3,
K13, K31 |
Bluejoint
- Field horsetail |
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RD3C |
| Homer Metadata |
Units:
K1-4,
K14 |
Bluejoint
floating
island |
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RD4C |
| Homer Methods |
Component:
K2 |
Bluejoint
streamside |
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RD4F1(c) |
| Seward
Methods |
Units:
K21, K12 |
Circumpolar reedgrass
Pacific silverweed |
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RD4F12, F21 |
| Seward
Metadata |
Units:
K23, K32 |
Fewflower
sedge Crowberry |
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RD4F1-3, F1-4, F2-4 |
| Habitat Function |
Units:
K2-4,
K24, K42 |
Fewflower sedge - Dwarf birch |
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RD4F2 |
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Downloads: |
Component:
K3 |
Fewflower sedge Tall cottongrass |
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RD4F23, F32 |
| QuickGuide to Mapping
classification |
Units:
K34, K43,
K34d |
Fewflower sedge Tufted hairgrass |
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RD4F3 |
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Shape and Layer files
for ArcGIS (14.6 Mb, zipped) |
Component:
K4 |
Lyngbyes Sedge |
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RD4F34, F43 |
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Homer Wetland
shapefile (790k, zipped) |
Late Snowmelt
Plateau: LSP |
Lyngbyes sedge
Water horsetail |
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RD4F4 |
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Seward
Wetland shapefile (400k, zipped) |
Relict Glacial Drainageways: |
Mud sedge
Buckbean |
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RD4SC |
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Coho Analysis
shapefiles (2.5 Mb, zipped) |
Component:
DW1 |
Ramensks
sedge |
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RD4T1 |
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NRCSSoils shapefiles for
Western Kenai Peninsula (20 Mb, zipped) |
Units:
DW12,
DW21 |
Tall cottongrass
Livid sedge |
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RD4T2 |
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Wetland Poster
(65 Mb 36"x44" .pdf) (smaller
.jpg version) |
Units:
DW1-3,
DW31 |
Tufted bulrush
Alpine bulrush |
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Discharge Slope |
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Coho Wetland
Analysis Poster (17 Mb 24"x44" .pdf) |
Units:
DW1-4,
DW1-5, DW1-5A |
Tufted bulrush
Dwarf birch |
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SA |
| Miscellaneous: |
Component:
DW2 |
Tufted bulrush
Fewflower sedge |
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SPS |
| Glossary |
Units:
DW32,
DW23 |
Tufted bulrush
Sweetgale |
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Tidal |
| Literature Cited |
Units:
DW2-4,
DW24, DW42 |
Tufted bulrush
Tall cottongrass |
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T07 |
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Kenai
Borough Interactive Map |
Units: DW2-5A
complexes |
Tufted bulrush
Tufted hairgrass |
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T5 |
| (Choose wetlands from the View
drop-down menu, use links tool to obtain descriptions and site photos where
available) |
Component:
DW3 |
Water sedge
/ Marsh
fivefinger |
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T6 |
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Wetlands & Climate Map Sheet (36" x 44"; 16 Mb) |
Units:
DW34,
DW43 |
Sphagnum Moss Communities: |
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T65 |
MatSu Wetland Ecosystem Poster (36" x 45"; 28.5 Mb) |
Units:
DW35,
DW53, DW3-5 |
Sphagnum moss - Creeping sedge |
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T7 |
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Units:
DW35A,
DW5A3, DW3-5A |
Sphagnum moss - Ericaceous shrub |
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T67, T76 |
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Component:
DW4 |
Sphagnum moss - Leatherleaf |
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T78, T87 |
| Soil Series Descriptions: |
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DW45A
complexes |
Sphagnum moss Manyflower sedge |
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WU |
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Beluga |
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Component:
DW5 |
Sphagnum moss - Red cottongrass |
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Chugach National Forest
Plant Communities |
| Benka |
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Component:
DW5A |
Sphagnum moss - Round sedge |
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Forested: |
| Bernice |
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Units:
DW5A5,
DW55A |
Sphagnum moss - Tall cottongrass |
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Lutz spruce / Sitka alder - rusty menziesia |
| Caswell |
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DWR Complex |
Sphagnum moss - Water sedge |
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Sitka spruce / Sitka alder |
| Chena |
Tidal: |
Relict Glacial Lakebed: |
Herbaceous Communities: |
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Sitka spruce / common horsetail |
| Chilligan |
Component:
T0 |
Component:
LB1 |
Buckbean |
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Sitka spruce - black cottonwood / Sitka alder |
| Chulitna |
Units:
T04, T40, T0-4 |
Units:
LB1-3; LB31 |
Goosetongue |
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Sitka spruce - black cottonwood / common
horsetail |
| Chunilna |
Unit:
T05 |
Units:
LB1-4; LB41; LB1-5 |
Marsh arrowgrass Seaside arrowgrass |
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Sitka spruce / Barclay willow |
| Clam Gulch |
Component:
T1 |
Component:
LB2 |
Slender glasswort |
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Sitka spruce / early blueberry |
| Clunie |
Units:
T41; T1-4; T14 |
Units:
LB21; LB12 |
Wild calla
Water horsetail |
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Western hemlock - Sitka spruce / early blueberry |
| Coal Creek |
Unit:
T17 |
Units:
LB23, LB32 |
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Mountain hemlock / Sitka alder |
| Cohoe |
Component:
T2 |
Units:
LB24; LB42; LB2-4 |
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Mountain hemlock / rusty menziesii |
| Delyndia |
Units:
T2-4; T42; T32; T23 |
Units:
LB62; LB26; LB2-6 |
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Mountain hemlock - Sitka spruce / devil's club |
| Doroshin |
Unit
T29 |
Component:
LB3 |
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Mountain hemlock - Sitka spruce / early blueberry |
| Estelle |
Component:
T3 |
Units:
LB34; LB43 |
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Mountain hemlock / early blueberry |
| Foreland |
Units:
T35; T53; T3-5 |
Units:
LB36; LB63; LB3-6 |
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Mountain hemlock / early blueberry - rusty
menziesia |
| Island |
Unit:
T36 |
Component:
LB4 |
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Shrubs: |
| Jacobsen |
Units:
T73; T37 |
Units:
LB45; LB54 |
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Sitka alder - devil's club |
| Kachemak |
Component:
T4 |
Units:
LB46; LB64; LB4-6 |
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Sitka alder - Barclay willow |
| Kalifonsky |
Units:
T43; T34 |
Component:
LB5 |
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Barclay willow / Sitka sedge |
| Kashwitna |
Units:
T45; T54 |
Units:
LB25; LB2-5 |
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Sitka willow |
| Kenai |
Units:
T46; T64; T4-6 |
Unit:
LB56 |
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Graminoid: |
| Killey |
Component:
T5 |
Component:
LB6 |
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Bluejoint reedgrass |
| Kliskon |
Unit:
T51 |
Complex:
LBSF |
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Fewflower sedge |
| Kliston |
Unit:
T5-7 |
AMT |
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Sitka sedge |
| Knik |
Unit:
T58 |
RIVERINE: |
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Beachrye - yarrow |
| Kroto |
Component:
T6 |
Unit:
RA |
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Herbaceous: |
| Longmare |
Units:
T65; T56 |
Unit:
RAA |
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Water horsetail |
| Moose River |
Complexes:
DW3T6; T6DW3 |
Unit:
RB |
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SOILS: |
| Mutnala |
Component:
T7 |
Unit:
RC |
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Cryofluvents |
| Naptowne |
Units:
T74; T74d |
Unit:
RDA |
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Dystrocryepts |
| Nikishka |
Units:
T76; T67 |
Unit:
REa |
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Fluvaqentic Cryofibrists |
| Niklason |
Component:
T8 |
Unit:
REb |
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Histic Cryaquepts |
| Nikolai |
Units:
T86; T6-8 |
Unit:
REl |
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Typic
Humicryods |
| Puntilla |
Units:
T78; T87; T78d |
Unit:
REs |
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Typic Cryaquents |
| Qutal |
Component:
T9 |
Unit:
Rib |
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Typic
Cryosaprists |
| Salamatof |
Units:
T69; T96 |
Unit:
RT |
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| Slikok |
Unit:
T98 |
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| Snowdance |
T9x Complexes:
T9LB3; T9K3; T9SA; T9SC |
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| Soldatna |
Unit:
Tcs |
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| Spenard |
Unit:
TL |
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| Starichkof |
Unit:
TR |
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| Susitna |
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| Talkeetna |
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| Tokositna |
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| Torpedo Lake |
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| Tyonek |
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| Whitsol |
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| Nikolaevsk |
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| Redoubt |
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| Smokey Bay |
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| Tlkakila |
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| Truuli |
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| Tuxedni |
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