Count of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), River Temperature, and River Height in the Pilgrim River, Nome, Alaska, 2003-2014

The dataset is the daily count of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) passing through a fish counting weir on the Pilgrim River from 2003 to 2014. Also, included in the data set is the daily temperature and river height measured at the weir (65.103071°, -164.824046°).The fish weir was operated during the summer (late June to mid-September) by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation.

Data and Resources

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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • amerigeoss
  • anadromous-migrations
  • animals-vertebrates
  • aquatic-biology
  • biological-classification
  • biota
  • ckan
  • earth-science
  • field-sampling
  • fish
  • geo
  • geoss
  • hydrosphere
  • inland-fishery-resources
  • national
  • nome
  • north-america
  • ocean-temperature
  • pilgrim-river
  • ray-finned-fishes
  • river-water
  • salmon
  • salmons-trouts
  • sea-ice
  • seward-peninsula
  • stage-height
  • stream-flow
  • surface-water
  • terrestrial-hydrosphere
  • united-states
  • usgs-asc111
  • water-quality-water-chemistry
  • water-temperature
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maintainer U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
maintainer_email ascweb@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T06:01:57.015404
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T06:01:57.015408
notes The dataset is the daily count of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) passing through a fish counting weir on the Pilgrim River from 2003 to 2014. Also, included in the data set is the daily temperature and river height measured at the weir (65.103071°, -164.824046°).The fish weir was operated during the summer (late June to mid-September) by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation.
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title Count of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), River Temperature, and River Height in the Pilgrim River, Nome, Alaska, 2003-2014