ADF STAT. No. 

 144-21 WR 83 



56'12.5' N. 133°57.2' W. Previous No. 108 



WRANGELL, SUMNER STRAIT, LOUISE COVE, 2 miles W. of Pt. Amelias. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 51.5* F., 8/ 12/52; 52° F. , 8/22/52; 



48.5* F. , 9/6/52; 49' F. , 9/17/52; 54. 5". F. , 8/11/53; 52.5' F. , 8/22/53; 51.5' F. , 9/9/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION 

 DRAINAGE 6 square miles (Aerial). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 



ANCHORAGE Anchor W. of the small island lying E. of the mouth. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0-7 mile. AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEPTH 30'-50'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Gravel and sand . 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS Four -tenths mile of the upper part offer good spawning gravel. TTie area from the 



woods to the intertidal island has gravel mixed with sand. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'-30'/8"-12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Excellent gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Three-tenths mile upstream there is a bedrock constriction. Here the stream falls 15 feet in 



100 yards. This could be a partial block to pink salmon. 

 TRIBUTARIES 

 SCHOOLING AREAS 

 SPAWNING AREAS 

 GENERAL NOTES Between the high tide mark and the bedrock constriction, the stream is a series of 



pools and riffles. 



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