ADF STAT. No. 

 141-20 FROSTY CREEK WR 16 



56*03.3' N. 131*57.3' W. Previous No. 19 



WRANGELL, SEWARD PASSAGE, FROSTY BAY, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 52*F. , 9/3/52; 50. 5*F. , 9/15/52; 



52.5*F., 9/19/52; 54*F., 9/4/53; 53* F. , 9/13/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION A stream -cut valley. 

 DRAINAGE 15 square miles (polar planimeter). Drains three small lakes three-fourths mile above the falls. 



Numerous scattered ponds are also found in the drainage area. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A short rapids with large boulders is just above the tidal flats. 

 ANCHORAGE Two rocks lie 150 yards northward of the S. point of the entrance. Anchor in 6 fathoms in 



the SW. part of the bay. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Can be waded in most places. A fair game trail follows the right 



bank. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Difficult due to brushy overstory. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 150'. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 60'/10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Steep. 



BOTTOM Large boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Schooling occurs off the mouth and in several pools in this zone. 



SPAWNING AREAS Limited spawning facilities. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0.2mile. AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEP TH 30'/6"-24". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Variable — slight to very steep. 



BOTTOM Gravel, coarse sand, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



B ARR lER S A series of falls 300 yards above the high tide mark are impassable to salmon. 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS Holes just below the falls. 



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



GENERAL NOTES 



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