ADF STAT^ No. 

 143-10 TOTEM CREEK WR 63 



56°29.8' N. 133°23' W. Previous No. 88 



WRANGELL. SUMNER STRAIT, TOTEM BAY, 3 miles E. of head . 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho • 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: SQ-p. , 9/ZS/49; 60*F. , 8/11/50; 



42. 5°F. , 9/30/50; 54°?. , 8/14/51; SoT. , 8/24/51; 52°F. , 9/23/51 ; 6 1'F. , 8/14/52; 52°^, 8/25/52, 



49" F., 9/8/52; 51° F., 9/18/52; 54° F., 8/15/53; 55° F., 9/5/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION 



DRAINAGE 28 square miles (polar planimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Totem Bay on the W. side of a sandspit near the middle 



of the bay. The mouth is a prominent cut in the beach. 

 ANCHORAGE The bay affords protection from all except S. winds. Favor the E. shore when entering. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Long gravel bars follow the stream in most areas making travel 



fairly easy. Surveyors may hike over the sandspit near its middle and survey the intertidal zone on way 



down- The skiff should be pulled up on the beach E. of the mouth. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Appears to be open enough in most areas for satisfactory aerial observation. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0. 8 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 60'-75V 10"-16". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Clean gravel over entire area. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Two large pools in the upper 200 yards and a deep hole opposite the tip of the 



spit are the main schooling areas. 

 SPAWNING AREAS The gravel bottom in the upper half is extensively used by both pink and chum salmon. 



The bottom appears to be suited for spawning between the lower pool and the upper pools. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE J. 5 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DFPTH 30'/ 10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel and broken rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES None reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Holes are interspersed throughout the distance surveyed. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning takes place in all riffle areas. Some areas of large broken rock and 



bedrock occur in the lower half mile. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



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