Alaska DNR Navigable Waters in Federal Areas

This map is being developed for the Governor’s Unlocking Alaska Initiative.The waters included in this map are within ANILCA Conservation System Units (CSU’s) and the Chugach and Tongass National Forests. Those rivers and lakes within pre-statehood Parks, Monuments and Refuges were not conveyed to the State at the time of statehood and are therefore considered non-navigable on the map. Efforts were made to consider all waters within ANILCA CSU’s. "Navigable water" means water that, at the time the state achieved statehood, was used, or was susceptible of being used, in its ordinary condition as a highway for commerce over which trade and travel were or could have been conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on water; the use or potential use does not need to have been without difficulty, extensive, or long and continuous. [AS 38.04.062 (g)(1)]Omission of any waters from this map is not intended as a designation that it is not navigable.This map does not identify all navigable waters due to scales and/or data limitations. Further, water not included is not considered either navigable or non-navigable until the commissioner has made a determination as to its navigability at the time the state achieved statehood. In addition, the commissioner may make corrections and alterations of this map to maintain accuracy. [AS 38.08.062 (d)]This is a graphical representation only and is not meant for navigational purposes.Source documents remain the official record. Consult Land Administration System (LAS) case file for additional information: http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/nav/gsi/For more information on Navigable Waters visit: http://www.dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/nav/The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties of merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of this product or its appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any direct, incidental, indirect, special, consequential or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the product, any failure thereof or otherwise.

Data and Resources

Field Value
access_constraints ["Use Constraints: These datasets are not to be used for navigational purposes.Any hardcopies or published datasets utilizing these data sets shall clearly indicate their source.If the user has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modificationsthey have performed. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply thatchanges they made were approved by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.", "Access Constraints: None"]
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metadata_created 2025-11-20T07:37:21.069801
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T07:37:21.069805
notes This map is being developed for the Governor’s Unlocking Alaska Initiative.The waters included in this map are within ANILCA Conservation System Units (CSU’s) and the Chugach and Tongass National Forests. Those rivers and lakes within pre-statehood Parks, Monuments and Refuges were not conveyed to the State at the time of statehood and are therefore considered non-navigable on the map. Efforts were made to consider all waters within ANILCA CSU’s. "Navigable water" means water that, at the time the state achieved statehood, was used, or was susceptible of being used, in its ordinary condition as a highway for commerce over which trade and travel were or could have been conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on water; the use or potential use does not need to have been without difficulty, extensive, or long and continuous. [AS 38.04.062 (g)(1)]Omission of any waters from this map is not intended as a designation that it is not navigable.This map does not identify all navigable waters due to scales and/or data limitations. Further, water not included is not considered either navigable or non-navigable until the commissioner has made a determination as to its navigability at the time the state achieved statehood. In addition, the commissioner may make corrections and alterations of this map to maintain accuracy. [AS 38.08.062 (d)]This is a graphical representation only and is not meant for navigational purposes.Source documents remain the official record. Consult Land Administration System (LAS) case file for additional information: http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/nav/gsi/For more information on Navigable Waters visit: http://www.dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/nav/The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties of merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of this product or its appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any direct, incidental, indirect, special, consequential or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the product, any failure thereof or otherwise.
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title Alaska DNR Navigable Waters in Federal Areas