ADF STAT. No. 

 141-30 EMERALD CREEK WR 20 



55°53.0' N. 132°02.3' W. Previous No. 24 



WRANGELL, ERNEST SOUND, EMERALD BAY, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Abroad, flat valley with open muskeg areas. 



DRAINAGE Two miles upstream, the creek breaks into many muskeg creeks. 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Flows through a tidal flat 0. 4 mile long, constricted 



at its entrance to salt water. 

 ANCHORAGE Emerald Bay is used during E. winds, but it is a poor anchorage, 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Should be surveyed on a floodtide when a skiff can be taken 



about 0. S mile upstream. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.4 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 2 miles . AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS Very few pools deep enough to allow fish to school. 



SPAWNING AREAS Tlie entire stream is reported to have good spawning facilities. 



GENERAL NOTES 



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