ADF STAT. No. 

 142-60 CRITTENDEN CREEK WR 4 



56*29.8' N. 132°15.6' W. Previous No. 5 



WRANGELL, EASTERN PASSAGE, 1 mile NE. of Babbler Pt. , N. of Mill Creek. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug-Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair to good. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 59* F. , 9/5/51; 57* F. , 8/9/52; 



50*F., 8/19/52; 51'F. , 8/28/52; 57. 5*F. , 8/8/53; 53.5 F., 8/18/53, 53*F. , 8/29/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION The lower part is of glacial origin; the upper is stream-cut. Valley walls 



rise up at a moderate rate from the streambed. 

 DRAINAGE 54 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation-fed. A few small lakes drain into the 



W. fork. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Eastern Passage on the E. side of a small wooded 



peninsula . It is slightly constricted at the mouth but broadens inside the peninsula. There is 



flattened terrain on both sides of the mouth. 

 ANCHORAGE Wrongell is only a short distance away- Adequate dock space is available for moorage. 



Suitable anchorage is found just N. of the mouth and 100* to 150' off shore a bar is found S. of the 



mouth. Skiff can go upstream 2 miles. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Game trails follow both banks. It is wadeable in places. 



A skiff can be taken up to the falls on a 20' tide. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Poor for aerial observation. Very good light conditions are needed 



for satisfactory observations. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 1.3 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 150'/14". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Shale rock and silt. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Two large pools at the head of the zone ore utilized, the upper one directly 



below the first falls. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Fair spawning facilities in the upper one-third. Below this, the bottom is 



unsuitable for spawning. This is about the only area available to pinks. 

 GENERAL NOTES The intertidal zone, a wide grass bordered area, is navigable at any tide level. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE a 3 mile to falls AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 100'/6". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Shale gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIER S One-half mile upstream the first falls is a total block to pinks at most water levels. 



Pinks are also blocked at the second falls. Cohos can pass at most water levels. 

 TRIBUTARIES A stream enters from the E. at the upper end of the intertidal zone. A falls 



200 yards upstream is 40' high and a total block to salmon. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS The pool below the falls is the only major schooling area. 

 SPAWNING AREAS The lower part of the upstream area has the most suitable spawning gravels. 



Large rock and boulders become more numerous upstream. A long stretch of excellent 



spawning ground is found above the falls. 

 GENERAL NOTES Reported to be a good salmon stream. 



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