ADF STAT. No. 

 143-30 BIG CREEK WR 101 



56°15.8' N. 133*20.4' W. Previous No. 135 



WRANGELL, SUMNER STRAIT, RED BAY, S W . corner. 



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



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept . ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 58° F. , 9/ 14/50; 49° F. , 10/1/50; 



58- F. , 9/12/51; 55' F. , 9/20/52; S3' F. , 9/30/52; 55° F. , 9/14/53; 52° F. , 9/24/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION A short valley between Red Lake and Red Bay. 

 DRAINAGE 15 square miles (polar planimeter. ) Drains Red Lake, which is 2. 3 miles long and 0. 4 mile 



wide. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Lies in the SF. corner of the tidal flat in a small bight. 



Breaks into many branches in the lower intertidul area. 

 ANCHORAGE Temporary anchorage is available in the bight W. of Dead Islet. Red Bay is used 



extensively during fishing season and offers good protection in all weather. For directions on entering, 



refer to the U. S. Coast Pilot. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Easily traveled. Good trails follow either bank. The tributary 



has brushy margins and numerous downfalls. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 



INTERTID ^L ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 35'-50'/3"-10" • 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Rock, gravel, and algae. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS This zone offers poor spawning facilities except in the upper 500' '/h:^re there is 



a fair spawning area. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0. 6 mile to lake. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30'/6"-12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle to moderate. 



BOTTOM Mostly gravel with some silt and bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None 



TRIBUTARIES A good -sized tribut irj' enters from the W. 0.5 mile above the high tidemark. This 



tributary offers fair spawning facilities. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous pools are found from the intertidal zone to the lake. 

 SPAWNING AREAS The entire stream contains good spawning areas. Red salmon 



spawn in the lake near the outlet; and in 2 small inlet streams. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



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