This paper was written as part of the 2001 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl high school competition. The conclusions in this report are solely those of the student authors.

Natural and Human History of the Mendenhall Watershed near Juneau, Alaska

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Figures

Figure 1 – The Mendenhall Watershed.

Figure 2 – Population growth in Juneau and the Mendenhall Watershed.

Figure 3 – Acres of wetland in the Mendenhall Watershed.

Figure 4 – Coho salmon killed by dry conditions in Duck Creek.

Figure 5 – Average flow of the Mendenhall River by year in cubic feet per second (cfs), showing trendline indicating an increase in the volume of flow from the river.

Figure 6 – Percentage of the Eastern Mendenhall Watershed covered by impervious surfaces.