ADF STAT. No. 

 142-60 TOM CREEK WR 9 



56*12.7' N 131*40.8' W. Previous No. 12 



WRANGELL, BRADFIELD CANAL, 9. 5 miles from entrance on N. shore. 



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



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair in the lower 2 miles , excellent in the mile below the lake and in the 



three -fourths mile above the lake. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 55. 5*F. , 8/7/51; 54. 5*F. , 



8/17/51; 56.5*F. , 8/18/51; 58*F. , 8/30/51; 53* F. , 7/30/52; 58*F. , 8/11/52; 51. 5*F. , 8/27/52; 



48*F. , 7/22/53; 53*F. , 8/1/53; 59*F. , 8/7/53; 52*F. , 8/17/53; 52* F. , 8/24/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream-cut. 

 DRAINAGE 21 square miles (polar planimeter). Drains two small lakes: Tom Lake, 3 miles upstream, and 



Campbell Lake, 4.5 miles upstream. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters the canal 3 miles W. of the Harding River Lies 



at the head of a lagoon, about 0. 5 mile long and 100 yards wide. 

 ANCHOR AGE Suitable anchorages are found on either side of the mouth, 100 yards off shore. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES At flood tide a skiff con be taken to the foot of the rapids , 



about 200 yards, and then run up to the lake. Travel is difficult along the banks. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Extensive areas of moss-covered rocks make detection of fish from the 



air difficult. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.8 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 250'/ 18" . 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Fine gravel and a few large boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION The lower end of the rap ids. 



SCHOOLING AREAS The lower two-thirds is made up of deep pools. 



SPAWNING AREAS Does not appear to be utilized for spawning to any significant degree. Some 



spawning occurs in a limited area in the upper one -third. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 2. 2 miles to lake . AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 100'/ 2' -3'. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Fine to moderate gravel with sand and silt in sluggish area. 



MARKEK DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A 40' falls three-fourths mile above the first lake blocks the passage of salmon. 



TRIBUTARIES Two tributaries enter Tom Lake. The largest on the S E. side of the lake has good 



spawning gravel. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous pools are scattered throughout the stream's length, but are most 



frequent in the second mile. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Spawning areas are limited in the lower 2 miles, but are excellent in the 



riffle just below the lake and in the area below the falls. 

 GENERAL NOTES The stream follows a meandering course. 



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