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Two residents hold commercial fishing permits. Trapping and beadwork supplement incomes. Subsistence foods include salmon, whitefish, moose, waterfowl and berries.

Transportation:
The State-owned 3,000' lighted gravel runway provides year-round transportation. The river is heavily traveled when ice-free, from mid-May through mid-October. Cargo is delivered by barge about four times each summer. Numerous local trails and winter trails to Chance and Nulato are used by residents. Snowmachines, ATVs and riverboats are used for local transportation.

Climate:
The area experiences a cold, continental climate with extreme temperature differences. The average daily high temperature during July is in the low 70s; the average daily low temperature during January ranges from 10 to below zero. Sustained temperatures of -40 degrees are common during winter. Extreme temperatures have been measured from -64 to 92. Annual precipitation is 13 inches, with 60 inches of snowfall annually. The River is ice-free from mid-May through mid-October.

Galena | Koyukuk | Nulato | Kaltag

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