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Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Division of Mining, Land and Water
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land and Water

Recordable Disclaimers of Interest (RDI)
Gates of the Arctic - Post-Statehood Documentation

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Post-Statehood Bibliography PDF
Schrader and Peters Reconnnaiscance in Northern Alaska - 1901 PDF (1904) Dawson Daily News - Newspaper Clipping PDF (8/19/1905) Reed Exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserves PDF (1958) Letter to ASRC's Joe Upickson from BLM PDF (5/13/1974) John River - Alaska Waterways PDF (7/8/1974) BLM Letter to Mr. Albert PDF (5/5/1975) BLM - Inland Navigable Lakes PDF (1/21/1976) BPM - Inland Navigable Rivers PDF (1/21/1976) BLM - Notice of Proposed Easement Recommendation PDF (7/7/1976) BLM Land Report - State Selections - Wisquad PDF (9/2/1980) BLM Navigation Review - State Selections PDF (9/10/1980) BLM Navigation Review PDF (11/21/1980) Brooks Range Expedition - Letter to Ertec Northwest PDF (4/26/1982) BLM - Final Easements for Doyon PDF (8/31/1982) Final Navigation Determination for Statehood Selections PDF (2/28/1983) BLM - Corrected Amended Final Navigation Determination PDF (3/29/1983) BLM - Corrected Amended Fional Navigation PDF (4/15/1983) BLM - Final Navigation Determination PDF (7/12/1983) BLM Navigable Waters Survey - Windows 78 - Anaktuvuk Pass PDF (7/30/1998) John River - Gates of the Arctic National Park Alaska APA Packraft Forums PDF (9/2007) Pakboats on Upper John River - Alaska Packboats PDF (3/23/2009) John River - Gates of the Arctic - Day 1 - Go Play Outside PDF (8/5/2009) Jon River - Gates of the Arctic - Traverse - Things to Luc At & Triple Point Training PDF (2016) John River - An Alaskan Arctic Paddle PDF (8/14/2017) NPS - GAAR - Wild and Scenic River Values PDF (2018) John River Fairbanks Paddlers at Groups.io - John River Trip Report PDF (6/21/2021) We were a Party on An Errand - Hiking in Finland PDF (8/15/2023) John River - the Mountaineers PDF (8/8/2025) John River - Backcountry Excursions - Bettles Lodge PDF (8/20/2026) John River - Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve PDF (8/20/2026) John River Moose Hunt - Alaska Outdoors Forums PDF (8/20/2026) John River to Wild River - Alaska APA Packraft Forums PDF (8/20/2026) John River - Rivers.gov - Fish and Wildlife Service PDF (8/20/2026)
Floating the Alatna - Unknown Magazine PDF (1963) June Alaska Sportsman - Alatna 6437 PDF (June 1965) BLM Letter to William J. Wilson PDF (10/23/1978) Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center, University of Alaska (AEIDC) Printout - Alatna PDF (6/10/1979) BLM Land Report - Navigation Recommendations State Selections PDF (4/15/1980) BLM Navigation Reports - Statehood Selections PDF (7/24/1980) BLM Navigation Recommendations - Statehood Selections PDF (8/4/1980) BLM Navigation Review PDF (9/8/1980) BLM FDO State Selections Report - Kobuk Lake Minokokosa PDF (9/11/1980) BLM Navigation Recommendations State Selections PDF (10/14/1980) BLM - Lands Proper for Selection PDF (1/27/1981) Letter to Ertec Northwest - Diane Cudgel-Holmes - Brooks Range Expedition PDF (4/26/1982) Final Navigability Determination - Statehood Selections Upper Koyukuk PDF (7/12/1983) BLM Final Navigability Determination PDF (2/21/1984) Recrational Use - Gates of the Arctic PDF (6/1984) BLM Navigability Determination PDF (3/9/1987) Existing Uses and Trends PDF (12/9/1994) BLM Navigability Review PDF (12/2/1996) Decision - Anvaa - F-93246-B PDF (4/1/2008) Alatna River - The Roaming Dials PDF (2012) Alatna River - Gates of the Arctice Traverse - Things to Luc At - Triple Point Training PDF (2016) Alatana Wild and Scenic River Values - Fall 2018 PDF (2018) Alaska.org PDF (accessed 9/4/2026) Americanwhitewater.org PDF (accessed 9/4/2026) NPS.gov - Alatna River PDF (9/4/2026) Alatna - Arrigecht w Arctic Wild PDF (9/29/2026) Alatna River Float Trip Guide PDF (9/29/2026) Alatna River Packrafting Trip Expeditions Alaska PDF (9/29/2026) Arrigetch Peaks Packpacking Rafting - Alaska Alpine Adventures PDF (9/29/2026) Aussies on Alatna - Full Combined Website PDF (9/29/2026)
Executive Order 2089 PDF (11/24/1914) BOR - Kobuk River - Alaska Waterways - Pourchot PDF (8/8/1974) Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center, University of Alaska (AEIDC) Printout - Waterbody Historical Data PDF (1979) BLM Notice of Proposed Easements F-1954-9-11 and F-23361-9-11 PDF (1/31/1980) BLM Decision Approval for IC - Nana Inc. - F-19154-9, 10, and 11 PDF (7/14/1980) BLM Decision Approval for IC - F-14828 - Alaska PDF (7/14/1980) BLM Decision Approval for IC - F-19154-1 and 15 PDF (7/21/1980) BLM FDO State Selection Report - Ambler River, Shungnak, Hughes, and Survey Pass Area - F-15191 PDF (9/11/1980) BLM Land Report PDF (10/14/1980) Alaskafest - Float the Kobuk, Gentle Big River of the Arctic PDF (May 1981) BLM Final Easements for NANA PDF (3/10/1982) Final Easements for NANA Regional Corporation Inc. for Village of Shungnak PDF (3/31/1982) Letter to Ertec Northwest - Diane Cudgel-Holmes from Brooks Range Expedition PDF (4/26/1982) BLM Final Easements for Kitiktagruk PDF (6/25/1982) BLM Letter to State of Alaska PDF (4/1/1983) BLM Cover Letter to State of Alaska - Final Navigability Determination, Arctic PDF (11/14/1984) BLM Final Navigability Determination - Water Bodies Survey Group 339 PDF (8/7/1986) BLM Navigability of Waters in Group Survey 271 and 272 (Window 923) PDF (5/26/1988) BLM - Native Allotments in Group Surveys 271 and 272 Traversed by Navigable Streams PDF (3/22/1990) BLM - Navigable Waters in or Along Native Allotments PDF (5/15/1990) BLM - Navigable Waters on Interim Conveyed Lands in the Kobuk, Sungnak, and Ambler Areas PDF (12/13/1991) BLM Navigability Redetermination (Window 923, Groups 211 and 272) PDF (3/3/1992) BLM Interviews for Potentially Navigable Water Bodies PDF (7/6/1992) BLM Navigable Waters on Interim Conveyed Lands in Group Survey 339 PDF (7/20/1992) BLM Navigable Waters Memo PDF (10/18/2005) Kobuk River Adventure - Gates of the Arctic National Park - Arctic Wild PDF (4/28/2011) Kobuk River Alaska - Inflatable Kayak Adventures in Alaska PDF (12/20/2016) 2018 Gates of the Arctic Wild and Scenic River Values PDF (2018) PCC, BLM Kobuk River Historic Use Report PDF (8/2025) Boating and Floating - Kobuk Valley - US National Park Service PDF (8/20/2026) Float the Kobuk River - US National Park Service PDF (8/20/2026) Kobuk River - Anyone using an Ally pack canoe? - Alaska Outdoors Forum PDF (8/20/2026) Kobuk River Fishing Opportunities - Alaska Department of Fish & Game PDF (8/20/2026) Kobuk River - Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (US National Park Service) PDF (8/20/2026) Kobuk River - The Wild and Scenic Rivers in Gates of the Arctic PDF (8/20/2026) Kobuk River Expedition Broker PDF (8/20/2026) Kobuk River - rivers.gov PDF (8/20/2026) Kobuk River Rafting - Arctic Wild PDF (8/20/2026) Aldercreek.com - Kobuk River Alaska, inflatable kayak adventures in Alaska PDF (10/5/2026) Kobuk River Float Trip Guide - Alaska.org PDF (10/5/2026) NWSR - Kobuk River - Rivers.gov PDF (10/5/2026) RMS NRP - Kobuk River Alaska - Walker Lake to Lower Kobuk Canyon PDF (10/5/2026) Trip Report - Kobuk River Adventure - Gates - Arctic Wild PDF (10/5/2026) Boating and Floating - Kobuk Valley National Park - US National Park Service PDF (10/5/2026) Kobuk via Minakokosa - Peace of Selby Wilderness PDF (10/13/2026)
Letter - Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center, University of Alaska (AEIDC) PDF (10/12/1978) BLM Notice - Proposed Easement PDF (7/18/1979) BLM Notice - Proposed Easement PDF (11/5/1979) BLM Final Easements - NANA PDF (1/27/1982) BLM Final Easements - Kikitagruk PDF (6/25/1982) Letter - Ertec Northwest - Diane Cudgel-Holmes - Brooks Range Expeditions PDF (4/26/1982) BLM Navigability Determination Selections PDF (9/7/1983) Interviews - Group Survey No.283 PDF (3/11/1987) BLM Navigable Waters Group Survey PDF (3/17/1987) BLM Navigability Review Allotment PDF (4/19/1999) Noatak River Valley - Gates Boreal Blog PDF (8/23/2010) Noatak River - The Roaming Dials - "Triple A" PDF (5/11/2011) Camp Voyager Alumni - Portaging from Alatna River to Noatak - Canoe Photo PDF (1/3/2018) Noatak River - Ariigetch Headwaters - Alaska APA Packraft Forums PDF (11/2018) Noatak River Brooks Gallery - Adam Salinger, Adam's Treks PDF (7/16/2020) Noatak River Brooks Range Journal - Adam Salinger, Adam's Treks PDF (7/16/2020) Noatak River Minnesotans Canoe Trip with Toddler - Alaska Rain Rolled In PDF (8/10/2021) Noatak: Welcome to the Real World PDF (9/10/2023) Guided Noatak River Trip - Packrafting - Gates of the Arctic PDF (8/20/2026) Noatak River - Sundog Expeditions PDF (8/20/2026) Trip Report - Noatak River, Pingo to Cutler Lake - Rocky Mountain Canoe Club, 2022 PDF (8/20/2026) Six Days Upper Noatak Packraft Trip - Expeditions AK PDF (8/21/2026) Noatak - Pingo to Cutler Lake - Rocky Mountain Canoe Club, 2022 PDF (8/26/2026) Access Expositions Alaksa - Noatak From Pingo PDF (9/3/2026) Kobuk River Expedition Broker PDF (10/5/2026) Noatak River & Great Noatak River & Great Kobuk Sand Dunes Kobuk Sand Dunes Combination - Alaska Alpine Adventures PDF (10/5/2026) Kayaking the Noatak PDF (Undated)
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