ADF STAT. No. 

 115-20 WR 39 



56°09.2' N. 132°34.9' W. Previous No. 53 



W RAN CELL, CLARENCE STRAIT, MOSMAN INLET, 1 mile from E. head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperature: 50° F. , 9/16/53. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial origin. Flows through a broad flat with numerous scattered muskeg 



areas. 

 DRAINAGE 8 square miles (Aerial). Precipitation-fed. Drains a large muskeg area. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters a small bight S E. of the wooded island near the head 



of the inlet. The tideflat extends S. of the stream into a small bay. 

 ANCHORAGE NW. corner at head in 10 to 12 fachoms close to shore. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES The lower 0. 4 mile contains large gravel bars which are easy to 



hike during normal water stages. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Poor stream for aerial survey due to dark water and heavy overstory. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.4 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH S0V3"- 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Gravel and small boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS A long narrow pool near the middle of the zone and a deep hole in the lower 



portion are the major schooling areas- 

 SPAWNING AREAS Nearly a continuous shallow riffle at low tide with good spawning facilities 



in the upper 200 yards. 

 GENERAL NOTES A bedrock constriction is found near the lower limit of this zone. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Smiles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30'-40'/6"-12" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Excellent gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES A small stream joins WR 39 in the lower part of the intertidal zone. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Spawning riffles ore broken by pools and deep holes. 



SPAWNING AREAS Nearly continuous spawning riffles in the distance surveyed. 



GENERAL NOTES 



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