123-22 



54''59.2' N. 132*3 2.1' W. 



MABEL CREEK 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 9 



ADF No. 248 



Previous FWS No. 6 



Previous FRI No. 88 



WEST COAST, CORDOVA BAY, MABEL BAY, Head. 



OTHER SPECIES Cohc. 

 ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. (estimated). 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial-cut- The stream runs along the E. side of the heavily wooded valley. Some 



open ground is found W. of the stream. 

 DRAINAGE 1.9 square miles (polar p lanimeter). 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream enters the head of Mabel Bay on the N. side of a small 



wooded peninsula. A short tidal flat. 

 ANCHORAGE Anchor about 0. 2 mile from the islet at the head of the bay. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Wade up the creekbed. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Small and overgrown, poor for aerial survey. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Small gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS The major schooling area is at the mouth 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



UPSTREAM 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 1 5'- 25 ' / 6 " - 1 0". 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0. 3 mile. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None reported. 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Few pools are available for schooling. Fish school in all deep areas 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning takes place throughout. 



GENERAL NOTES 



ESCAPEMENT RECORD 

 [Counts made by ground surveys are designated by G. Aerial surveys by A] 



