ADF STAT. No. 

 141-30 KUDAY'S CREEK WR 35 



55°S6.3' N. 132*16.5' W. Previous No. 48 



WRANGELL, ERNEST SOUND, 2 miles W. of entrance to Canoe Passage- 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug.-Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Cold range. Observed temperatures: 50.5*F. , 9/12/50; 41*F. , 10/3/50; 



50*F. , 9/16/50; 45*F. , 9/26/SO; 47*F. , 10/7/51; 51*F. , 9/22/52; 46.5*F. , 10/5/52; 48. 5*F. , 9/17/53; 



43.5*F. , 9/30/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION The valley is broad and nearly flattened near the mouth. Upstream the valley 



narrows. 

 DRAINAGE 12 square miles (polar planimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Stream enters the left comer of the first bight W. of the 



entrance to Canoe Pass. Must proceed to the most westerly point in the bay before the stream is 



visible. 

 ANCHORAGE Anchorage is available in the right-hand side of the bight or in the lee of Stone Island. 



The W. shore at the bight has several submerged rocks which present a hazard to boats. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A fair game trail follows the right bank. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 15'-30V6"-12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle to moderate. 



BOTTOM Good gravel between larger rock in the upper part; gravel and boulders in the lower part. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS The upper 300 yards has goodspawning gravel and is heavily used by pinks. The 



lower portion has poor spawning facilities. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0.5 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 10'-25V5"-8". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to steep . 



BOTTOM Large rock and rubble, broken rock, gravel, and much bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None reported. 



TRIBUTARIES None reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS The lower part is the only area with a bottom suitable for spawning. Most of the 



spawning is limited to pockets behind boulders. 

 GENERAL NOTES A small stream with fast riffles and nearly continuous rapids. One -half mile upstream 



the creek enters a canyon. The bottom is nearly all bedrock in this area. 



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