ADF STAT. No. 

 56°30.2' N. 134*02. 5" W. ALECKS CREEK E 44D 



EASTERN, CHATHAM STRAIT, TEBENKOF BAY, 1. 5 miles E. of entrance to Elena Bay. 



MAJOR STECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, red, coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle-late. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent. Nearly continuous spawning riffles of coarse gravel. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal-range. Observed temperatures: 57* F. , 9/4/49; 53° F. , 9/2/50; 



53° F. , 9/17/50; 56° F. , 9/10/51; 53* F. , 9/20/51; 50* F. , 10/1/51; 51° F. , 9/12/52; 51.5* F. , 



9/27/52; 54° F. , 9/10/53; 49° F. , 9/23/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Comparatively wide valley, thickly -covered with brush. Upper course 



winds through brushy valley. 

 DRAINAGE 8. 3 square miles (polar planimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 

 ANCHORAGE Anchor just S. of 2 islands close to mouth of stream in 2.,5 fathoms, well-sheltered from 



all winds. Sticky bottom, 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Stream is easy to wade at low to normal water stages. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Easy to survey except after heavy rains; light sometimes a problem due to 



timber. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. A VER AGE WIDTH/DEPTH 60'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Several large pools. 



SPAWNING AREAS Continuous riffle offering excellent spawning in the upper 200 yards. 



GENERAL NOTES Very heavily used during normal runs. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE To lake. A VER AGE WIDTH/DEP TH 60'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Gravel, some sand, and silt. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES Considerable splitting in upper portion. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Plenty of good resting pools under windfalls and log jams. 



SPAWNING AREAS Good spawning facilities. Continuous riffle. 



GENERAL NOTES Local residents call this stream Sockeye Creek. There is good spawning area for 

 red salmon above lake. It is suggested that escapement data for stream 44C and stream 44D may 

 be intermingled due to some uncertainty in the stream numbers on this data. 



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