115-10 



56*07.6' N. 133*08. 8' W. 



WRANGELL, CLARENCE STRAIT, KASHEVAROF PASSAGE, WHALE PASSAGE, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 

 SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES . Normal range. Observed temperatures: 50* F. , 9/27/50; 48. 5* F. , 



10/1/50; 61. 5* F. , 8/28/51; 55° F. , 9/13/51; 53* F. , 9/24/51; 48* F. , 10/4/51; 52* F. , 9/20/52; 



49* F. , 10/2/52; 50* F. , 10/8/52; 52* F. , 9/14/53; 50° F. , 9/25/53; 47. 5* F. , 10/3/5 3 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION A heavily wooded valley with low-lying hills. 

 DRAINAGE 22 square miles (polar planimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters the extreme head of the flats and flows along the 



E. side of the small wooded islands. The flats extend nearly to the S. edge of the islands. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to WR 104. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY R OUTES Road on right side to second lake. Survey trail on left side 



from first lake down to tidewater. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Light and water color often limit surveys. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 1 mile. AVER AGE WI DTH / DEPTH S0'/6"-12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Sand, gravel, and bedrock. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS School in the bay off the mouth. 



SPAWNING AREAS The upper one-fourth mile is an excellent spawning area. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 2. 5 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40'-60V4"-6". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Large rock and bedrock with gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Three barriers exist on this stream. The first two are only partial blocks while the third, 

 just below the first lake outlet, appears to be a total block to pink and chum. Coho do go over. 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS In the first mile only a few holes are present. The hole below the old weir 

 site is used most extensively. 



SPAWNING AREAS A good spawning riffle is found in the first 150 yards above the high tidemark; 

 from this point to a 5-foot cataract and for a short distance above, there is poor spawning area. 

 Above this there are excellent spawning facilities. 



GENERAL NOTES This stream drains two lakes, the first about 2.5 miles upstream is approximotely 

 200 yards across by 503 yards long. The second lake is about 0. 5 mile above the first and is about 

 1. 8 miles long by 0. 5 mile wide. Coho fry have been found in the second lake. The stream goes 

 underground for about 150 yards at the outlet of the first lake. Coho go through to the second lake, but 

 pink and chum appear to be stopped at falls 100 yards below the underground outlet. 



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