ADF STAT. No. 

 144-62 EL CAPITAN CREEK WC 60 



Se'lO 1' N. 133°20.4' W. Previous No. 16 



WEST COAST, EL CAPITAN PASSAGE, N. end of Passage- 



MAJOR SPECIES Pinks. OTHER SPECIES Chums , cohos. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Oct. (est.) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair to good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Worm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial-cut. The valley is bordered on the E. side by a mountain, and the slope 



on this side is steep in places. The valley widens upstream. 

 DRAINAGE 5. 6 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation fed. A few small lakes are found within 



the drainage area, but the stream is fed largely by surface run -off. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters on a large grass flats at extreme NW. corner 



of EI Capitan Passage. 

 ANCHORAGE Anchor right off stream mouth in 6 fathoms. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES An old quarry trail following the stream banks is overgrown, but 



can be used for travel. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Impossible to survey by air due to heavy overstory. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 50' -60'/ IS" -18" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES SUght- 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS A pool below the high tide mark offers facilities for schooling salmon. 



SPAWNING AREAS Most of the spawning takes place in this zone. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Smiles- AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20' -30'/ 6" -10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Steep. 



BOTTOM Gravel and marble . 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Two bedrock falls 0. 7 mile upstream are partial blocks to salmon passage at low flow. 



TRIBUTARIES None reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous pools. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning is limited to the lower part because of extensive aieas of bedrock. 



GENERAL NOTES 



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