ADF STAT. No. 

 141-60 ANAN BAY CREEK WR 14 



56*10.8' N. 131*52.3' W. Previous No. 17 



WRANGELL, BRADFIELD CANAL, ANAN BAY, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 56. 5* F. , 7/31/52; 51*F. , 



8/24/52; 51.5*F. , 9/1/52; 48* F. , 9/12/52; S5*F. , 7/30/53; S3.5*F. , 8/14/53; 52*F. , 



8/24/53) 53*F. , 9/5/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream-cut, running in a northwesterly direction. Valley walls rise sharply 



away from the W. side of the river in its upper reaches. 

 DRAINAGE 52 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation-fed. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Tidal area does not extend past the tree line. Heavily 



wooded. 

 ANCHORAGE Good anchorage is found just off the creek mouth. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Many windfalls and brush overgrow the stream making travel 



difficult. Keep on top of the rim in the canyon for easiest travel. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Brush could obstruct aerial visibility. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH lOOyards. A VER AGE WID TH/ DEP TH 6'-10'/6"-8". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Mainly small and medium sized rocks. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Fish school off the mouth. 



SPAWNING AREAS The upper half is utilized. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEFTH 10'-15'/8"-12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Steep. 



BOTTOM Small gfavel - 2" -4", large rock and boulders. " 



MARKER DISTANCE 3/8 mile. 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION None established. 



BARRIERS 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS A few pools were found throughout the distance surveyed. 



SPAWNING AREAS The best spawning area is just above the high tide mark. The bottom becomes very 



coarse near the lower end of the canyon. 

 GENERAL NOTES The stream splits and rejoins many times in its lower reaches. 



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