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I 32.2 LOWER TALA.RIK CREEK - RIGHT FORK (lliamna lake) 



LOCATION: 59°32'36" N. 155°32'06" W. 



PREVIOUS NAMES OR NUMBERS: Ch 

 U.S.G.S. MAP: Iliarana, 1:250,000 



PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION - 

 TOTAL LENGTH: 3.1 miles 

 LENGTH ACCESSIBLE TO SALMON: 3.1 miles 



AVERAGE WIDTH: k2' RANGE: 30 '-60' 



AVERAGE DEPTH: 12" RANGE: 8"-24" 



TOTAL ACCESSIBLE SPAWNING AREA: j6, k72 square yards (I5.8 acres) 

 POTENTIAL SPAWNING AREA: 100^, 16,^2 square yards (15.8 acres) 



BOTTOM QUALITY: 2l|^ <l/8", 6ki, l/8"-3", 1^ 3"-12". Excellent spawning 

 gravel throughout stream, bottom stable. 



WATERSHED: Shallow stream-cut valley through open rolling hills. Dense 

 willow brush along stream. Source : several small lakes and surface 

 runoff. 



GRADIENT: ^9 '/mile 



WATER VELOCITY: 1,5 fps 



FLOW: 50 cfs (Aug. 20 I961). Measured RANGE: 



at source lake outlet, normal 

 simmer flow. 



AIR TEMPERATURE: 20.0*' C. (Aug. IJ , I962) 



WATER TEMPERATURE: ly.o" C. (Aug. I7, I962) 



POOLS AND RIFFLES: 



