Water and Sediment Quality in the Yukon River Basin, Alaska, During Water Year 2005

This report contains water-quality and sediment-quality data from samples
collected in the Yukon River Basin from March through September during the 2005
water year (WY). Samples were collected throughout the year at five stations in
the basin (three on the main stem Yukon River, one each on the Tanana and
Porcupine Rivers). A broad range of physical, chemical, and biological analyses
are presented.

This is the final report in a series of five USGS Open-File Reports spanning
five WYs, from October 2000 through September 2005. The previous four reports
are listed in the references (Schuster, 2003, 2005a, 2005b, 2006).
Water-quality and sediment-quality data from samples collected on the Yukon
River and selected major tributaries in Alaska for synoptic studies during WYs
2002-03 are published in Dornblaser and Halm (2006).

[Summary provided by the USGS.]