ADF STAT. No. 



WR 3- 1 

 130-30 ANDREW CREEK Previous No. 5 



56" 40' N. 132° 14. 9 ' W. 



WRANGELL, FREDERICK SOUND, DRY STRAIT, Stikine River tributary, S. bank. SE. of Limb I. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES King, chum, coho, red. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle, Aug. -Sept- (est. ) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 700,000good. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial origin in lower part; stream-cut in the upstream area. The valley is wide 

 near the mouth and narrows progressively up each fork. 



DRAINAGE 13. 6 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation-fed. 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters the Stikine River from the S. , about 5 miles upstream. 

 The mouth of this stream is continually changing. 



The stream itself enters what is locally known as Andrew Slough. The slough in turn enters the main 

 Stikine about 0. 2 mile below the entrance of the creek. There is a large, clear water slough area 

 extending approximately 0. 5 mile before one actually gets into the stream. There is a large island 

 just upstream from the mouth and a small one just off the mouth, 



ANCHORAGE Vessels with <3' of draft can navigate the Stikine River. Larger vessels should be left in 

 Wrangell and a skiff taken up. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES When entering the Stikine River, use the S. channel. The mudflats 

 at the mouth shift with every freshet. Therefore, directions should be obtained from boatmen in 

 Wrangell. At moderate water levels, a river skiff can be taken upstream a good distance . 



AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility is very good. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES Andrew Creek has no intertidal zone 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH 4 miles (W. fork). AVER AGE WI DTH/ DEPTH S0V18"-24" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel, sand, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS 0.5 mile up the E. fork, a barrier is impassable to salmon. 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A large lagoon and clear water slough form the lower part of the stream. Good 



pool areas are found throughout this section. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Salmon spawn throughout the distance surveyed. Excellent spawning areas. 

 GENERAL NOTES This stream does not have a lake as its source, but it has a red run. Fair population 



of brown bear. Easily surveyed by foot due to wide streambed. This stream is on excellent pink 



stream. 



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