ADF STAT. No. 

 115-20 NAVY CREEK WR 38 



56°03.7' N. 132°27' W. Previous No. 52 



WRANGELL, CLARENCE STRAIT, BURNETT INLET, 2 miles NE. of Isle Pt. 



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



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. Very extensive for the size of the stream. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Observed temperatures: 53° F. , 9/17/49; 47° F. , 9/28/53. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION A primitive coniferous basin approximately 6 miles long and 0.5 mile wide 



situated between precipitous peaks. Slopes toward the S W. Rugged terrain along creek except near 



the mouth. 

 DRAINAGE 8 square miles (aerial). Drains Navy Lake which is a collecting basin for rainfall, surface 



runoff and snowmelt. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters a small bight SE. of the first wooded island up 



the E. shore from Isle Point. Rocky beaches border the mouth, especially the W. side. 

 ANCHORAGE The inlet is too deep for good anchorage. Anchor inshore off old Burnett Cannery. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Bear trails afford fairly easy access up either side of the stream. 



The left side is the most favorable for upstream travel near the mouth. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Too brushy for survey above int ertidal zone. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.05 mile. A VER A GE WI DTH / D EPTH 30'/9". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to steep. 



BOTTOM Large boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION Mudflats. 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AR EAS A deep pool below the falls offers good protection for schooling salmon. 



SPAWNING AREAS Extensive. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE I. 5 miles to falls. A VER AGE WIDTH/ D EPTH l5'/4". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to steep. 



BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders, and rubble. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS At approximately I. 5 miles a falls presents a total block to pinks and chums. 



TRIBUTARIES The only significant tributary is found on the right bank just above the lower end 



of the area in which the stream splits into many channels. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS Pools of assorted sizes are found from the intertidal zone to the falls. 

 SPAWNING AR EAS Except for a short rapids above the 8' falls, there are excellent spawning gravels. 

 GENER AL NOTES The small falls at tidewater may delay pinks at certain water stages but does not 



appear to interfere generally. The lake is blocked by two falls. 



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