: 1 5 - 1 



56*00' N. 132° 5 1. 2' W. 



COFFM AN CREEK 



ADF STAT. No. 



WR 108 

 Previous No. 154 



WRANGELL, CLARENCE STRAIT, KASHEVAROF PASSAGE, COFFMAN COVE, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good but limited by the small size of the stream. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Cold range. Observed temperatures: 50° F. , 9/21/52; 47* F. , 10/3/52; 



45° F. , 10/9/52; 48* F. , 10/4/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION 



DRAINAGE 5.1 square miles (polar planimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 

 ANCHORAGE Good anchorage may be had in the middle of the S E. part of the cove. A midchannel 



course will carry in safely. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. 

 GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 

 BOTTOM Clean, fine gravel. 

 LOW TIDE LOCATION 

 HIGH TIDE LOCATION 

 SCHOOLING AREAS 

 SPAWNING AREAS 

 GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20V3V 



Slight , 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 15'/3". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 

 BOTTOM Gravel and sand. 

 MARKER DISTANCE 

 MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS • 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous holes under log jams. 

 SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES A very small stream of continuous fine gravel, sand, and many windfalls. 

 Very winding. 



256 



