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 C 0.0 I^WIIALEN RIVER (lake Clark) 



RED SALMON RUKS 



PERCENT OF TOTAL KVICHAK ESCAPEMEI.'T: 5-9fo 



ESCAPEMENT RANGE: To 300,000 or more 



TIME OF OCCUPANCY: 



PEAK OF SPAWNING: Sept. 5-25 



DISTRIBUTION OF SPAWNERS: Heaviest spawning apparently in lower 2 miles 

 and upper O.5 mile. 



GENERAL INFOi^lATION 



SHELTER: Excellent shelter available for any vessel in lower 2 miles. 



SURVEY ROUTES AND METHODS: Aerial visibility nil because of glacial debris. 



PERSONAL-USE FISHERY: A heavy annual personal -use fishery at mouth. 



FISH SPECIES: Dolly Varden, rainbow, grayling, lake trout, king salmon, 

 chum salmon. 



WILDLIFE SPECIES: 



REMARKS: Newhalen village located at mouth. The Newhalen River properly 

 originates at Six- Mile Lake, apparently no more than a flooded sand 

 flat. Six-Mile Lake and Lake Clark are connected by a channel 0.75 

 mile long and 200-300' wide. For purposes of the catalog the Newhalen 

 River is considered to originate at Lake Clark. 



