Sitka Harbor, Alaska
55. Sitka is located on the western shore of
Island on Sitka
Sound in southeastern Alaska. There are three harbors located at Sitka:
Crescent Bay, A. N. B., and Thomsen harbors. Crescent Bay harbor is the only
harbor under Corps jurisdiction at Sitka.
56. The project, authorized in 1945 and constructed during 1964 to
1965, includes a 15-acre basin dredged to -10 ft mllw protected by a 1,430-ft
main breakwater and a 200-ft entrance breakwater. The entrance breakwater was
extended by 135
during 1972 to 1973 due to damage to small craft within the
harbor. A chronology of events related to the development and repair of the
Valdez Harbor, Alaska
57. Valdez is located in the northeastern corner of Prince William
Sound in southcentral Alaska, 1 0 air miles and 305 road miles from Anchorage.
1
It is the southern terminus of the trans-Alaska pipeline and is generally
regarded as the northernmost ice-free port in Alaska.
58. The original harbor, authorized in 1938 and completed in
in-
cluded a small-boat and seaplane harbor of approximately acres dredged to
-12 ft mllw. In
a 475-ft rock and gravel breakwater on the southeastern
side, and a 530-ft pile breakwater on the southern and western sides were
authorized. The breakwaters were completed in 1957. A protective rock and
gravel base was added to the pile breakwater in 1960.
59. The entire basin and facilities were destroyed by the earthquake in
A relocated and enlarged basin was authorized in 1964 and completed in
including a 10-acre basin protected by a 625-ft west breakwater and a
685-ft east breakwater. Local interests expanded the basin to 1 acres in
9
1985. A chronology of events related to the development and repair of the
harbor structures is given in Table 1 .
Wrangell Harbor, Alaska
60. Wrangell is located at the northern end of Wrangell Island near
the northern end of Zimovia Strait in southeastern Alaska, 739 nautical miles
northwest of Seattle and 149 miles south
of Juneau. The town is situated on
the Wrangell Narrows, a Corps-maintained
channel through which passes the
to
Alaskan ports.
major portion of all commerce
for construction of a 300-ft
61. The original project provided
breakwater at Point Shekesti. The breakwater was authorized in 1922 and
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