ADF STAT. No. 

 56 o 50.3' N. 134*09. 1' W. SAGINAW CREEK E 39 



EASTERN, FREDERICK SOUND, SAGINAW BAY, SW. head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum. OTHER SPECIES Coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle and late. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. Excellent spawning riffles of medium -sized round gravel. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 50° F. , 9/7/49; 52° F. , 9/8/51; 



50° F. , 9/21/51; 44° F. , 9/30/51; 46° F. , 9/11/52; 49. 5° F. , 9/25/52; 48. 5* F. , 9/28/52; 50* F. , 



9/8/53; 57* F. , 9/20/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION The upper tidal zone pours through a bedrock gorge. 

 DRAINAGE 15. 2 square miles (polar planimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters at head of Saginaw Bay in the SW. corner. Very 



limited flats area. 

 ANCHORAGE Anchorage off the stream is fair. Good moorage is available at the cannery float. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Logging of drainage area planned. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Fair stream for aerial survey during periods of average to low water flow. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.2 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30'/18". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Bedrock, gravel, sand, and algae. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION Small rapids. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A long, deep, wide pool is at the upper end, the remainder of the stream being 



more narrow and shallow with much algae. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Limited in the intertidal zone. 



GENERA L NOTE S A skiff can be floated out of the creek at low tide. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 6 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle to moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel; some bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 1.2 miles. 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS 



TRIBUTARIES One good-sized branch from the S. is utilized by salmon. 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS Good spawning facilities. 



GENERAL NOTES Low water at spawning time is occasionally a limiting factor. 



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