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56*15' N. 131° 28. 5' W. 



NORTH BRADFIELD RIVER 



ADF STAT. No. 



WR 11 

 Previous No. 14 



WRANGELL, BRADFIELD CANAL, N. Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pinks. OTHER SPECIES Kings. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. AugrSept, (est. ) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION A large glacial-cut valley with many tributary valleys. Most of the valley 



is heavily timbered with spruce. 

 DRAINAGE Fed by several glaciers. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 

 ANCHORAGE Remain at Harding and run to river with skiff. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Survey the lower river from a skiff. The upstream area is 



easily reached along the numerous gravel bars. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Impossible to survey due to glacial color of water. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS Good. 



GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 15 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 150V24" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to swift. 



BOTTOM Gravel, small and large rocks, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES Several small, but good, tributaries enter between 6 and 10 miles upstream. 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREA The first 6 miles has numerous gravel riffles, the next 4 miles has coarse 



rubble and good gravel is found beyond a glacier 12 miles up. 

 GENERAL NOTES King salmon carcasses have been observed. 



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