3  Results

Note: All fishing effort and capture results are current as of 2025-12-01.

3.1 Fish capture

During fieldwork in summers 2021 - 2025:

  • Over course of 91 fieldwork days 2021 - 2025 (including the training events), we conducted a total of 182 sampling events at 144 unique sites. See the interactive project map in the Methods section (“Site selection”) for a current map of where nominations have occurred.

  • Table Table 3.1 summarises total sampling events by individual site. We typically sampled a site only one time each.

  • We have captured 4997 fish comprised of 19 unique species. Table Table 3.2 summarizes current fish capture count by species.

  • Table Table 3.3 summarizes total fish capture for each species by site.

Table 3.1: Site visit count 2021 - 2025
Total site visits
site latitude longitude site_visits
60.4836089833584,-151.058868583291 60.48361 -151.0589 1
60.4836546668301,-151.058816833144 60.48365 -151.0588 1
60.4836548677589,-151.057820180184 60.48365 -151.0578 1
60.4836668332046,-151.058852333666 60.48367 -151.0589 1
60.48983684136,-149.716090663317 60.48984 -149.7161 1
60.5133439460281,-150.859893271401 60.51334 -150.8599 1
60.5185531665679,-150.865639666713 60.51855 -150.8656 1
60.5190314998128,-150.867780333171 60.51903 -150.8678 1
60.5191188331783,-150.861787833607 60.51912 -150.8618 1
60.5198751668078,-150.860827666621 60.51988 -150.8608 1
60.5199434999825,-150.860761999773 60.51994 -150.8608 1
60.5199826668706,-150.860682166494 60.51998 -150.8607 1
60.5200878332918,-150.86050333348 60.52009 -150.8605 1
60.5201656666832,-150.860427666587 60.52017 -150.8604 1
60.5201821667387,-150.86045083324 60.52018 -150.8605 1
60.5202457920482,-150.860424536857 60.52025 -150.8604 1
60.5202666345661,-150.860350736663 60.52027 -150.8604 1
60.52127209827,-150.859240390226 60.52127 -150.8592 1
60.523832333471,-150.806871667027 60.52383 -150.8069 1
60.5294026665651,-151.081506167079 60.52940 -151.0815 1
60.5294728331745,-151.081384500155 60.52947 -151.0814 1
60.5295859998577,-151.081322833505 60.52959 -151.0813 1
60.5296468334764,-151.081300499591 60.52965 -151.0813 1
60.5368105858248,-150.754533535057 60.53681 -150.7545 2
60.5375230001773,-151.092986166591 60.53752 -151.0930 5
60.5417069999622,-151.101298166524 60.54171 -151.1013 1
60.5417881667668,-151.101257499791 60.54179 -151.1013 1
60.5417883333183,-151.101223666542 60.54179 -151.1012 1
60.5418363332576,-151.101235666238 60.54184 -151.1012 1
60.5418780002095,-151.101230166751 60.54188 -151.1012 1
60.5419361666829,-151.101186666732 60.54194 -151.1012 1
60.5422709165395,-151.217612716722 60.54227 -151.2176 3
60.5422911657167,-151.217940391595 60.54229 -151.2179 2
60.5423104164717,-151.218394516921 60.54231 -151.2184 3
60.5423451164853,-151.217527966964 60.54235 -151.2175 3
60.5423732835192,-151.218556433759 60.54237 -151.2186 2
60.5425407257567,-151.216868418492 60.54254 -151.2169 1
60.5425688829015,-151.217114913511 60.54257 -151.2171 1
60.5425873166579,-151.21697603307 60.54259 -151.2170 3
60.5493051664676,-150.752892499882 60.54931 -150.7529 1
60.5524128332384,-150.75742716669 60.55241 -150.7574 1
60.6124098334616,-151.095687167088 60.61241 -151.0957 1
60.6137856666128,-151.101816000369 60.61379 -151.1018 1
60.6138270491459,-151.101867428021 60.61383 -151.1019 1
60.6142543333377,-151.101662000383 60.61425 -151.1017 1
60.6150878335298,-151.086157000426 60.61509 -151.0862 7
60.6175083332561,-151.092390667101 60.61751 -151.0924 1
60.6186671667768,-151.091918500011 60.61867 -151.0919 1
60.6191638332369,-151.091797000174 60.61916 -151.0918 2
60.6202111668466,-151.091437499787 60.62021 -151.0914 1
60.6206078331563,-151.091485167091 60.62061 -151.0915 3
60.6221846664509,-151.090153332935 60.62218 -151.0902 1
60.6222674998185,-151.090121500235 60.62227 -151.0901 1
60.6223748335068,-151.09008166624 60.62237 -151.0901 1
60.7413154515577,-149.258106546279 60.74132 -149.2581 1
60.7414343794077,-149.259513932343 60.74143 -149.2595 1
60.7415854743461,-149.260157850129 60.74159 -149.2602 1
60.7957461664763,-149.197589833061 60.79575 -149.1976 2
60.7960016668789,-149.197044166713 60.79600 -149.1970 2
60.7962438333778,-149.196412333064 60.79624 -149.1964 1
60.796384833452,-149.195572166627 60.79638 -149.1956 1
60.7964421667126,-149.194319500099 60.79644 -149.1943 1
60.797248000059,-149.192795333048 60.79725 -149.1928 1
60.7980731802086,-149.190451667099 60.79807 -149.1905 1
60.7981191665113,-149.190669000109 60.79812 -149.1907 2
60.8003364549796,-149.200931741089 60.80034 -149.2009 1
60.8019742103104,-149.202574834304 60.80197 -149.2026 1
60.8023024267097,-149.202392704473 60.80230 -149.2024 1
60.8027937774246,-149.201802788013 60.80279 -149.2018 1
60.8031739661773,-149.201819101418 60.80317 -149.2018 1
60.8034507781268,-149.201317096786 60.80345 -149.2013 1
60.8035789399961,-149.201250619659 60.80358 -149.2013 1
Beaver Creek MT #10 60.61714 -151.0923 17
Beaver Creek Trib 1.1 60.57007 -151.1465 10
Beaver Creek Trib 1.2 60.57484 -151.1503 3
Beaver Creek Trib 1.3 60.57522 -151.1508 6
Bernice Culvert 60.69047 -151.3836 1
Bird Lake 60.98049 -150.4137 3
Candlelight - Downstream 60.56958 -151.1927 1
Centennial Park Launch 60.47904 -151.1045 2
Clam Gulch Creek 1 60.23948 -151.4002 9
Coal Creek Trib 1 60.38256 -151.1437 19
Cooper Creek Mouth 60.48407 -149.8810 4
Crooked Creek Trib 1.2 60.31038 -151.2829 3
Derks Lake Outlet 60.53088 -150.9716 4
Dolly Varden Way - Downstream 60.52771 -150.9845 1
Dolly Varden Way - Upstream 60.52770 -150.9846 2
Eagle Rock Stream 60.54817 -151.1118 4
East Mackey Lake 60.53527 -150.9913 4
Forestner Culvert - Downstream 60.52387 -150.8068 6
Forestner Culvert - Upstream 60.52383 -150.8069 3
Funny River Rd Trib 1.1 60.45978 -151.0007 7
Granite Creek 1.1 60.80138 -149.2035 2
Granite Creek 4.1 60.78960 -149.2090 2
Isbell 1 60.49506 -150.9683 3
KNWR Trib 1 60.45829 -150.8764 9
Kasilof Trib 1.1 60.33330 -151.2703 2
Kasilof Trib 2 60.32300 -151.2925 4
Lower Beaver Creek 60.56007 -151.1261 5
Lower Soldotna Creek 60.48335 -151.0577 129
Lower Soldotna Creek 60.48335 -151.0577 18
Mackey Lakes Crossing - Upstream 60.52515 -151.0023 1
Mackey Lakes Culvet - Downstream 60.52522 -151.0021 15
McLain Lake NE 60.86992 -150.5788 7
Moose River Trib 1 60.56372 -150.7028 8
Moose River Trib 1.2 60.56126 -150.6943 6
Moose River Trib 1.3 60.56302 -150.6974 20
Moose River Trib 1.4 60.56000 -150.6930 9
Moose River Trib 1.5 60.55808 -150.6917 3
Moose River Trib 2.1 60.55926 -150.7450 3
Moose River Trib 2.2 60.56039 -150.7531 7
Moose River Trib 2.3 60.56094 -150.7467 7
Moose River Trib 3.1 - Downstream 60.54928 -150.7526 1
NA,NA NA NA 1
No Name Creek (Shqui Tsaina) 60.56600 -151.2720 1
North Fork Anchor River 59.80044 -151.6368 3
North Nikiski Lake 1.1 60.80209 -150.9956 4
North Nikiski Lake 1.2 60.79753 -150.9860 4
North Nikiski Lake 2 60.79425 -150.9874 2
Otter Trail 1 60.54763 -150.7359 4
Resurrection Pass Bridge 60.48393 -149.9510 2
Salamatof Creek 60.63943 -151.3175 1
Savena Lake Trib 60.55695 -150.9991 10
Shqui Tsatnu 60.56605 -151.2706 1
Sixmile Trib 2 60.72671 -149.3176 2
Slikok Creek Platform 60.48221 -151.1327 7
Snag Lake South 60.81345 -150.6901 2
Soldotna Creek Mouth 60.48335 -151.0577 19
South Mackey Pond 60.52231 -151.0076 10
Summit Lake Outlet 60.64234 -149.4940 4
Suneva Lake 60.75166 -151.1941 3
Tree Lake 60.55918 -150.9184 2
Union Lake 1 60.52505 -151.0340 1
Unknown Nikiski Lake 1 60.77243 -151.0866 1
Unknown Nikiski Lake 2 60.76791 -151.0720 2
Unnamed Kenai Trib 1.1 60.51832 -150.8653 6
Unnamed Kenai Trib 1.2 60.51828 -150.8619 3
Upper Ohmer Lake 60.45573 -150.2857 6
Upper Soldotna Creek 1 60.55580 -150.9228 6
WalMart Creek 60.56560 -151.2213 3
West Beck Lake 2 60.72763 -151.1438 1
West Fork Beaver Creek Bridge - Upstream 60.64064 -151.0840 3
West Mackey Lake 60.52338 -151.0073 7
West Mackey Lake 2 60.52371 -151.0066 10
soldotna_creek2 60.54188 -150.9276 1
Download Total Site Visits csv file


Table 3.2: Total fish capture count by species 2021 - 2025
Total fish capture count by species
species n
Alaska blackfish 22
Chinook salmon 23
Dolly Varden 117
Other species not listed (please specify in comment column) NA
Pacific salmon-unspecified 227
coho salmon 945
general fish observation, no species information NA
lamprey-unspecified 107
ninespine stickleback 68
no fish collected or observed NA
rainbow trout 83
salmonid, unspecified 5
sculpin-unspecified 224
slimy sculpin 103
sockeye salmon 2
steelhead (adult) 9
stickleback-unspecified NA
threespine stickleback 130
wood frog 3
NA NA
Download total fish capture count by species csv file


Table 3.3: Species count by site 2021 -2025
Total fish capture count by species at each site.
site latitude longitude Alaska blackfish Chinook salmon Dolly Varden Other species not listed (please specify in comment column) Pacific salmon-unspecified coho salmon general fish observation, no species information lamprey-unspecified ninespine stickleback no fish collected or observed rainbow trout salmonid, unspecified sculpin-unspecified slimy sculpin sockeye salmon steelhead (adult) stickleback-unspecified threespine stickleback wood frog
60.5423451164853,-151.217527966964 60.54235 -151.2175 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5423732835192,-151.218556433759 60.54237 -151.2186 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5425873166579,-151.21697603307 60.54259 -151.2170 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Candlelight - Downstream 60.56958 -151.1927 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WalMart Creek 60.56560 -151.2213 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5375230001773,-151.092986166591 60.53752 -151.0930 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
60.6150878335298,-151.086157000426 60.61509 -151.0862 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 0
Centennial Park Launch 60.47904 -151.1045 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Crooked Creek Trib 1.2 60.31038 -151.2829 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lower Soldotna Creek 60.48335 -151.0577 0 8 8 0 1 377 0 7 3 0 44 3 86 76 2 0 15 7 0
Lower Soldotna Creek 60.48335 -151.0577 0 3 1 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 3 0 38 0 0 0 1 6 0
Soldotna Creek Mouth 60.48335 -151.0577 0 2 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 3 0 43 0 0 0 2 1 0
60.7413154515577,-149.258106546279 60.74132 -149.2581 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.7414343794077,-149.259513932343 60.74143 -149.2595 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.7415854743461,-149.260157850129 60.74159 -149.2602 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.7957461664763,-149.197589833061 60.79575 -149.1976 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.7960016668789,-149.197044166713 60.79600 -149.1970 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.7981191665113,-149.190669000109 60.79812 -149.1907 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.8019742103104,-149.202574834304 60.80197 -149.2026 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.8023024267097,-149.202392704473 60.80230 -149.2024 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.8031739661773,-149.201819101418 60.80317 -149.2018 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.8034507781268,-149.201317096786 60.80345 -149.2013 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.8035789399961,-149.201250619659 60.80358 -149.2013 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clam Gulch Creek 1 60.23948 -151.4002 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Cooper Creek Mouth 60.48407 -149.8810 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestner Culvert - Downstream 60.52387 -150.8068 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Funny River Rd Trib 1.1 60.45978 -151.0007 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Granite Creek 1.1 60.80138 -149.2035 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Granite Creek 4.1 60.78960 -149.2090 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isbell 1 60.49506 -150.9683 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KNWR Trib 1 60.45829 -150.8764 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 1 60.56372 -150.7028 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 1.2 60.56126 -150.6943 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 1.3 60.56302 -150.6974 0 0 2 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 1.5 60.55808 -150.6917 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 2.1 60.55926 -150.7450 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 2.2 60.56039 -150.7531 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 2.3 60.56094 -150.7467 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Otter Trail 1 60.54763 -150.7359 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sixmile Trib 2 60.72671 -149.3176 0 0 2 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slikok Creek Platform 60.48221 -151.1327 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
Unnamed Kenai Trib 1.1 60.51832 -150.8653 0 0 18 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unnamed Kenai Trib 1.2 60.51828 -150.8619 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Ohmer Lake 60.45573 -150.2857 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Soldotna Creek 1 60.55580 -150.9228 0 0 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0
60.6206078331563,-151.091485167091 60.62061 -151.0915 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eagle Rock Stream 60.54817 -151.1118 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
North Fork Anchor River 59.80044 -151.6368 0 0 0 0 225 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.523832333471,-150.806871667027 60.52383 -150.8069 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5422709165395,-151.217612716722 60.54227 -151.2176 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5423104164717,-151.218394516921 60.54231 -151.2184 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.7962438333778,-149.196412333064 60.79624 -149.1964 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.796384833452,-149.195572166627 60.79638 -149.1956 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.797248000059,-149.192795333048 60.79725 -149.1928 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver Creek MT #10 60.61714 -151.0923 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver Creek Trib 1.1 60.57007 -151.1465 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver Creek Trib 1.2 60.57484 -151.1503 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver Creek Trib 1.3 60.57522 -151.1508 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coal Creek Trib 1 60.38256 -151.1437 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
Derks Lake Outlet 60.53088 -150.9716 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 0
Dolly Varden Way - Upstream 60.52770 -150.9846 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
Forestner Culvert - Upstream 60.52383 -150.8069 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kasilof Trib 2 60.32300 -151.2925 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lower Beaver Creek 60.56007 -151.1261 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mackey Lakes Culvet - Downstream 60.52522 -151.0021 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 179 0 0
Moose River Trib 1.4 60.56000 -150.6930 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose River Trib 3.1 - Downstream 60.54928 -150.7526 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No Name Creek (Shqui Tsaina) 60.56600 -151.2720 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Nikiski Lake 1.1 60.80209 -150.9956 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
North Nikiski Lake 1.2 60.79753 -150.9860 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 49 0
Resurrection Pass Bridge 60.48393 -149.9510 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Savena Lake Trib 60.55695 -150.9991 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
Tree Lake 60.55918 -150.9184 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0
West Fork Beaver Creek Bridge - Upstream 60.64064 -151.0840 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Mackey Lake 60.52338 -151.0073 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0
West Mackey Lake 2 60.52371 -151.0066 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 0 0
60.5422911657167,-151.217940391595 60.54229 -151.2179 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shqui Tsatnu 60.56605 -151.2706 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown Nikiski Lake 1 60.77243 -151.0866 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bird Lake 60.98049 -150.4137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Summit Lake Outlet 60.64234 -149.4940 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
60.5368105858248,-150.754533535057 60.53681 -150.7545 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
McLain Lake NE 60.86992 -150.5788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 194 0 0
North Nikiski Lake 2 60.79425 -150.9874 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
Snag Lake South 60.81345 -150.6901 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 44 0 0
60.6191638332369,-151.091797000174 60.61916 -151.0918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
60.6221846664509,-151.090153332935 60.62218 -151.0902 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.6222674998185,-151.090121500235 60.62227 -151.0901 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bernice Culvert 60.69047 -151.3836 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0
Dolly Varden Way - Downstream 60.52771 -150.9845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
East Mackey Lake 60.53527 -150.9913 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0
Mackey Lakes Crossing - Upstream 60.52515 -151.0023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0
Salamatof Creek 60.63943 -151.3175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 445 0 0
South Mackey Pond 60.52231 -151.0076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 0 0
Suneva Lake 60.75166 -151.1941 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 51 0
Union Lake 1 60.52505 -151.0340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1009 0 0
Unknown Nikiski Lake 2 60.76791 -151.0720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 0
soldotna_creek2 60.54188 -150.9276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0
Kasilof Trib 1.1 60.33330 -151.2703 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
West Beck Lake 2 60.72763 -151.1438 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
60.6223748335068,-151.09008166624 60.62237 -151.0901 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
60.4836089833584,-151.058868583291 60.48361 -151.0589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.4836546668301,-151.058816833144 60.48365 -151.0588 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.4836548677589,-151.057820180184 60.48365 -151.0578 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.4836668332046,-151.058852333666 60.48367 -151.0589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.48983684136,-149.716090663317 60.48984 -149.7161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5133439460281,-150.859893271401 60.51334 -150.8599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5185531665679,-150.865639666713 60.51855 -150.8656 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60.5190314998128,-150.867780333171 60.51903 -150.8678 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Download fish species count by site csv file


3.2 AWC Nominations

Fish capture data was evaluated against the 2025 Anadromous Waters Catalog to identify new stream segment nominations. Complete submission materials for 2021 - 2023 may be accessed in the project Google Drive folder (link), sent to the ADF&G Habitat Division in Anchorage in the fall of each year. In 2024 we submitted all nominations through the Fish Map App smartphone application from the Alaska Conservation Foundation

Total Anadromous Waters Nominations

As of October 2025, a total length of approximately 24.5 miles of stream segments and 173 lake acres were included in our 25 nominations.

Tables Table 3.4 and Table 3.5 below breaks down each stream segment nomination by length and lake by area.

Table 3.4: Lengths of stream segments included in anadromous waters nominations.
AWC Stream Nominations 2021 - 2025
nomination_name nomination total_stream_length_km
Soldotna Creek Parcel 2021 1.01
Beaver Creek Trib 1.3 2022 2.01
Coal Creek Trib 1 2022 5.20
Crooked Creek Trib 1.1 2022 0.19
Funny River Rd Trib 1.1 2022 1.21
KNWR Trib 2022 3.11
Moose River Trib 1 2022 3.06
Beaver Creek MT #10 2023 1.32
Clam Gulch Creek 1 2023 0.47
Forstner Avenue 2023 1.87
Mackey Lakes Culvert 2023 0.48
Moose River Trib 1 2023 0.75
Moose River Trib 2 2023 2.57
Moose River Trib 3 2023 0.74
Savena Lake Tributary 2023 2.38
Unnamed Kenai Trib 1 2023 1.89
Eagle Rock 2024 0.09
Granite Creek 1.1 2024 4.23
Granite Creek 4.1 2024 0.06
Isbell 2024 1.16
Otter Trail 2024 0.02
Sixmile Trib 2024 0.13
Strawberry Rd Corridor 2 2024 2.15
Granite Creek Trib 2025 3.38


Table 3.5: Lake areas included in anadromous waters nominations.
AWC Lake Nominations 2021 - 2025
nomination_name nomination total_lake_area_hectares
West Mackey Lake 2023 68.32
Granite Creek Trib Lake 2024 2.08


Figure 3.1: Nominated stream segments highlighted in orange, green, turquoise, and yellow. Prexisting documented anadromous waters prior to this project colored in light blue.


For general background on nominations, see the slides linked here, presented at Kenai Watershed Forum’s Fireside Chat series held at Kenai River Brewing on November 1, 2023.

Or, see the presentation from the 2024 American Fisheries Society National Meeting below on Kenai Watershed Forum’s YouTube channel.

Kenai Watershed Forum Presentation at the 2024 National Meeting of the American Fisheries Society

3.3 Volunteer participation

Volunteer recruitment efforts resulted in a steadily increasing level of participation from the general public. A total of 665 volunteer hours were documented throughout the project, with higher outlays in 2021 and 2025 to initiate training.


The level of volunteer participation, along with experience gained, mostly tracked the quantity of nominations submitted each year, with a steadily rising number of nominations from 2021 to 2023. 2024 saw very minimal funding resources directed towards fieldwork, thus the number of volunteer hours declined. Despite this reduced funding in 2024, seven nominations were submitted. The result speaks to how sustained financial support, even if fluctuating in amount, is important to keep projects such as this in progress.

In 2025, several training events were held in collaboration with Cook Inletkeeper as part of our shared Backyard Salmonscapes program. Volunteers also contributed efforts to our technical mapping efforts in progress, in collaboration with consultants Terrainworks and Romey Riverscape Sciences. Click here to read more on our new freshwater fish habitat mapping efforts on Kenai Watershed Forum’s website.


3.4 Aquatic Resource Permit

Fish capture data was reformatted each fall in to a csv file for submission to ADF&G in fulfillment of the required Aquatic Resource Permit1; available in the online in this project’s GitHub repo2.

  1. http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=otherlicense.aquatic_reports↩︎

  2. https://github.com/Kenai-Watershed-Forum/tu_awc_expansion/tree/main/output↩︎