ADF STAT. No. 

 144-63 WR 90 



56*04.4' N. 133°33' W. Previous No. 117 



WRANGELL, SUMNER STRAIT, SHIPLEY BAY, in cove 2 miles from heud of Bay. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. (est. ) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fuir. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION 



DRAINAGE 3 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters on the E. side of the most prominent point on the 



S. shore. 

 ANCHOR AGE Good anchorage at the head of the bay. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES It is preferable to enter at high tide and run to the upper end of 



the intertidal zone. From here, the stream is easily waded until the bedrock is reached and then 



travel becomes more difficult. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial survey difficult due to heavy overstory of brush. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Several large pools in upper half. 



SPAWNING AREAS Upper half of this area has good gravel. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30V10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate below, swift above 



BOTTOM Gravel below, large rock, and bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS Pools throughout area surveyed. 



SPAWNING AREAS The lower 300 yards has the best spawning gravels; above this, the gradient 



increases and rubble begins to be the predominant bottom material. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



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