;Contents: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), mouth of Colorado River; Tributary navigation channel in Colorado River; Model study data; the rafts; transport and distribution of sediment; increase in river slopes; saltwater penetration; nature of shoal material above the GIWW; past maintenance and implications thereof; stability of bed and banks; value of continued maintenance; dredging practices; control of points at which sediment is discharged; methods of reducing sediment discharged into the Bay; flushing methods; navigation channel maintenance.

The report, prepared by the Committee on Channel Stabilization and its consultants, for the U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, presents the requested opinions of the Committee concerning channel stabilization problems involved in evaluating the several alternate plans for regulating the Chena and Tanana Rivers to provide protection for the City of Fairbanks, Alaska, from floods.