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 I 92.6 YOUNG'S CREEK ( Iliamna Lake) 



RED SALMON RUNS 



PERCENT OF TOTAL KVICHAK ESCAPEMENT: <1^ (1959) 



ESCAPEMENT RANGE: 0-U,500 



TIME OF OCCUPANCY: A\:g. 10-Sept. 15 



PEAK OF SPAWNING: Aug. 15- Sept. 1 



DISTRIBUTION OF SPAWNERS: Uncertain, a 1-raile stretch 1.2 miles from mouth 

 well utilized. 



GENERAL INFORMATION 



SHEIiTER: Excellent shelter available in outlet slough for small boats. 

 Mouth exposed to all but northerly winds. 



SURVEY ROUTES AND METHODS: Aerial visibility fair. Wadable during normal 

 water levels. High ground west of stream best for upstreeim travel. 



PERSONAI^USE FISHERY: None reported. 



FISH SPECIES: Dolly Varden, rainbow, whitefish. 



WILDLIFE SPECIES: Brown bear, moose, seagulls, mergansers. 



REMARKS: Remains of a cabin east of creek mouth. 



