ADF STAT. No. 

 142-60 MILL CREEK WR 5 



56*27.6' N. 132"12.2' W. Previous No. 6 



WR AN CELL , EASTERN PASSAGE, N. side 5 miles above Point Madan. 



MAJOR SPECIES Red. OTHER SPECIES Cutthroat trout. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle Aug. -Sept (est. ) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 

 SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor in Mill Creek, fair in Virginia Lake and good in the inlet streams. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. No observed temperatures. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Flows through a short, broad valley between Virginia Lake and the Eastern 



Passage. 

 DRAINAGE 41 square miles (polar planimeter). Drains Virginia Lake, which is 2 miles long and 0.5 



mile wide. The lake is fed by numerous small feeder streams. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters a small lagoon, wooded on the SE. -side and not 



wooded on the NW. shore. The lagoon is entered by both Mill Creek and another tributary. 



Mill Creek enters W. of the tributary. 

 ANCHORAGE Temporary anchorage is found close in and NW. of the mill buildings. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A good trail follows the right streambank up to the lake. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Cannot survey from the air. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH O.lmile AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEP TH 150'/36". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Swift. 



BOTTOM Large boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION Large falls. 



SCHOOLING AREAS None. 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES No intertidal zone. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0. 3 mile to lake AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 125V48". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Steep. 



BOTTOM Large gravel and boulders, large areas of bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE ■• 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A 20' falls is found at the high tidemark. TTiis falls is passable, but has to be negotiated 



under favorable conditions of tide and water level. 

 TRIBUTARIES A small stream enters near the mouth. The main inlet to Virginia Lake is a large, 



clear water stream with clean gravel offering considerable spawning area. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS Many large pools. 

 SPAWNING AREAS The stream is swift and deep above the falls and presents unfavorable conditions 



for spawning. 

 GENERAL NOTES A popular trout fishing area. Boats and shelter are available on tlie lake. 



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