DGGS RI 2026-4

Coastal flood impact assessment for Chefornak, Alaska

• Authors:

  Christian, J.E., Horen, K.C., and Nieminski, N.M.

• Publication Date:

  Mar 2026

• Publisher:

  Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys 

• Ordering Info:

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• Quadrangle(s):

  Baird Inlet

• Related project(s):

  Alaska Coastal Geohazards Program, Coastal Community Flood Assessment

• Citation ID:

  32074

Bibliographic Reference

Christian, J.E., Horen, K.C., and Nieminski, N.M., 2026, Coastal flood impact assessment for Chefornak, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2026-4, 37 p., 3 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/32074

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • ri2026_004.pdf (4.3 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Sheet 1, Coastal flood impact map, Chefornak, Alaska, community overview, scale 1:10,000 (664.0 K)
  • Sheet 2, Coastal flood impact map, Chefornak, Alaska, detail of infrastructure along Kinia River, scale 1:5,000 (589.0 K)
  • Sheet 3, Coastal flood impact map, Chefornak, Alaska, detail of infrastructure towards airstrip, scale 1:4,000 (635.0 K)

Keywords

Bering Sea; Chefornak; Coastal and River; Coastal Plain; DGGS; Digital Elevation Model; Digital Surface Model (DSM); Erosion; Flood; Flood Impact Assessment; Floodplain; Geologic; Geologic Hazards; Geological Process; Geology; Geomorphology; Geospatial Accuracy; Hazards; Holocene; Outreach; River Erosion; Southwest Alaska; Storm Deposits; Storm Surge; Stream Sediments; Water; Yukon Delta; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

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