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55' 57. 2' N. 



VIXEN CREEK 



1 32" 00. 2' W. 



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WRANGELL, ERNEST SOUND, VIXEN INLET, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair to good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial origin. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains. 



DRAINAGE Drains a lake 2. 3 miles upstream. The lake has numerous tributaries which appear to be fed 



by snowmelt. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 

 ANCHORAGE Tlie inlet affords good anchorage. Use the cliormel southward of Sunsliine Island when 



entering. Tlie head of the inlet dries for a good distance. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Easily surveyed at any stage of the tide, but at high tide a 



skiff may be taken upstream. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 50'-70'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel and shale. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A25' stepped falls J mile above the mouth is a total block to salmon passage. 



TRIBUTARIES None reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A large pool below the falls. 



SPAWNING AREAS Almost the entire area from the high tidemark to the falls offers good spawning 



facilities. 

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