ADF STAT. No. 

 142-60 EAGLE RIVER WR 13 



56*09.7' N. 131"3S.6' W. Previous No. 16 



W RAN CELL, BRADFIELD CANAL, EAGLE BAY, Head on S. shore. 



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



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sepi.-Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE Est. 250,000. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. Observed temperatures: 54* F. , 8/1/50} 55.5*F. , 8/16/50} 



55*F. , 9/11/50} 50*F. , 9/24/50; 57* F. , 8/1/51} 58*F. , 8/13/51) 56*F. , 8/25/51} 53* F. , 9/8/51; 



57*F. , 9/16/51; 56*F. , 8/24/5^ 52. 5* -56. 5* F. , 7/21/53-7/28/53} 62* F. , 8/1/53} 55* F. , 8/14/53} 



56.5*F. , 8/25/5 3. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial origin. Flattened in its lower reaches becoming steep-sided upstream. 

 DRAINAGE 62 square miles (polar planimeter). Drains two fair -sized lakes. Snowfields surround the 



valley and probably contribute snowmelt at certain times of the year. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Bradfield Canal just Sw. of Duck Island. A large 



grass flat is found at the mouth. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to WR 10. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A skiff should be taken upstream at high tide to the upper end of 



the grass flats. From here, the stream may be followed along the right side though travel is not easy. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility is excellent. Light best early in day. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 1 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 100' -200'/ 12" -24" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Good spawning gravel - lower area sand, silt, and mossy stones. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Deep holes on the W. side of the flats about 0,5 mile upstream offer excellent 



facilities for schooling. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Limited to about 500 yards near the upper end. The lower section is composed 



largely of fine sediment. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE >3. 5 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 100'-150'/10"-16", 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel, small and large rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A falls is one-half mile below the first lake. 



Falls is impassable. 

 TRIBUTARIES Numerous small tributaries. A tributary enters at the high tidemark and has a 50' falls 



100 yards upstream. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS Holes are interspersed throughout the distance surveyed. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Spawning areas appear to be spread uniformly throughout. The best areas seem to be 



in the lower 2 miles and above the 3-mile mark. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



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