CONTENTS 



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Introduction ^ 



Description of study area ^ 



Streamilow and precipitation ^ 



Quality of streambed ^ 



Estimating abundance of spawners 5 



Description of methods " 



Evaluation of the foot survey method ° 



Abundance, timing, and distribution of spawners 9 



The 1962 spawning population ' 



The 1963 spawning population '■'■ 



Lengths of fresh- water and intertidal spawners , . 12 



Comparisons of lengths of pink salmon from various segments of the run 13 



1962 13 



1963 13 



Relation of ME HP length to length from mideye to fork of tail 14 



Fecundity 14 



Relation between fecundity and length 14 



1962 14 



1963 15 



Comparison of right and left ovaries, 1963 15 



Egg retention. 1962 and 1963 l'^ 



Summary ».. 1' 



Acknowledgnnents 1° 



Literature cited ^° 



