ADF STAT. No. 

 144-63 SHIPLEY CREEK WR 91 



56°03.4' N. ]33"30.2' W. Previous No. 118 



WR AN CELL, SUMNER STRAIT, SHIPLEY BAY, NE. comer of Bay. 



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



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



SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor in the stream. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION A narrow stream-cut valley running between a lake and Shipley Bay. 



It is heavily wooded with dense underbrush in places. 

 DRAINAGE 8. 9 square miles (polar planimeter). Drains a lake 2. 2 miles long and 0. 3 mile wide. 



Snowficlds surround the upper valley and contribute snowmelt at certain times of the year. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A small, grassy tideflat can be seen just W. of the 



stream mouth and a prominent rock ledge is on the E. side of the mouth. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to WR 90. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES The stream may be waded with some difficulty due to the 



brushy margins. A trail follows the left bank from the lake to the beach. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Too short and overgrown for adequate aerial survey. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.05 mile. A VER A GE WI DTH/ D EPTH 30'-40VlO"-I2". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Coarse rock. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Off the mouth and in a large pool near the high tidemark. 



SPAWNING AREAS Some spawning may occur near the upper end. 



GENERAL NOTES The stream is divided within this zone. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 2 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Steep. 



BOTTOM Small rock and gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A few pools are present. 



SPAWNING AREAS Very little spawning area is found in the stream, but there a ppears to be good 



spawning facilities in the lake. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



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