ADF STAT. No. 

 141-10 FOOLS CREEK WR 25 



56'14' N. 132*03.7' W. Previous No. 33 



WRANGELL, ERNEST SOUl^ID, FOOLS INLET, W. head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho . 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sept. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent in the area below the forks. Poor above the forks. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 53°F. , 8/23/52 j 54* F. , 8/26/52; 



48*F. , 9/8/52; 51*F. , 9/17/52; 55*F. , 8/14/53; 54.5*F. , 8/21/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream-cut. 

 DRAINAGE 17. 4 square miles (polar planimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Fools Inlet W. of WR 25. Tlie mouth lies very close to 



that of WR 25. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to WR 24. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES An easy stream to walk. Bear trails follow the banks. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility is very good. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30'-50V12"-24". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight to moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel and sand. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Two pools just below the high tide mark offer schooling facilities. 



SPAWNING AREAS The upper 500 yards is used extensively by pinks and offers excellent spawning 



facilities. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 2. 5 miles. AVER AGE WIDTH/ D EPTH 60V10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Broken rock and gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS The S. fork has an impassable falls 1 mile from the high tidemark. 



TRIBUTARIES The stream splits near the upper end of the intertidol zone. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Several excellent deep holes. 



SPAWNING AREAS Both forks consist largely of boulders and rock and do not provide tlie excellent 



spawning gravel available in the intertidal zone. Fi.sh do spawn heavily just above tlie forks. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



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