Traditional and Local Knowledge Survey in the Kluane Area and Identification of Upwelling Groundwater Areas in Kluane Lake
Dates
Year
2005
Citation
McKenzie, Jan, and Wilson, Jane, 2005, Traditional and Local Knowledge Survey in the Kluane Area and Identification of Upwelling Groundwater Areas in Kluane Lake: Kluane First Nation: Burwash Landing, Yukoon, v. The Yukon River Panel Restoration and Enhancement Fund Report RE-58-03, 28 plus maps-28 plus maps.
Summary
This report summarizes information obtained on salmon resources in the Kluane area watersheds of the White River sub-basin from interviews with Kluane First Nation members and local residents. Emphasis was placed on identifying areas of upwelling groundwater in Kluane Lake to help identify potential chum spawning habitat. A total of 12 First Nation and five non-First Nation individuals were interviewed during April and May, 2003. Several areas in Kluane Lake were identified where upwelling groundwater was observed or possibly indicated by areas remaining open in the winter. These areas included: near the mouths of Spring, Silver and No Name Creeks, Brooks Arm (Little Arm) near the narrows, Thorsen Bay, Sandspit Point (Poison [...]
Summary
This report summarizes information obtained on salmon resources in the Kluane area watersheds of the White River sub-basin from interviews with Kluane First Nation members and local residents. Emphasis was placed on identifying areas of upwelling groundwater in Kluane Lake to help identify potential chum spawning habitat. A total of 12 First Nation and five non-First Nation individuals were interviewed during April and May, 2003. Several areas in Kluane Lake were identified where upwelling groundwater was observed or possibly indicated by areas remaining open in the winter. These areas included: near the mouths of Spring, Silver and No Name Creeks, Brooks Arm (Little Arm) near the narrows, Thorsen Bay, Sandspit Point (Poison Point), Dutchman’s Point, Cultus Bay/Creek, Christmas Creek and at the mouths of Copper Joe Creek, Raft Creek and the Gladstone River. Other information was collected on the freshwater fishery for Kluane First Nation. This is not summarized in the report but is available for the information of Kluane First Nation on interview transcripts and tapes.