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SS'lS.l' N. 132*35.9' W. 



COPPER CREEK 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 13 ij 

 Previous No. 42 I 



ADF 



No. 241 



WEST COAST, CORDOVA BAY, HETTA INLET, COPPER HARBOR, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum. OTHER SPECIES 



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



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. Stream has good spawning area in first stretcK. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION After first 6' falls, course climbs rapidly through narrow gorge. Glacial-cut. 



DRAINAGE 6. 6 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 



ANCHORAGE An anchorage is found at the head of Copper Harbor in 20 fathoms. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES The first part of the stream is hard walking with downfalls on both banks 



and moss-covered rocks in the streambed. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH >0. 1 mile. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Gravel and rock. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS The upper portion is used. 



GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'/8". 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0. 4 mile to falls. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/15". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to steep. 



BOTTOM Gravel and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS An impassable waterfall is found 0. 4 mile upstream. A 6' waterfall just below this falls is passable. 



TRIBUTARIES One tributary has 100' of 50% spawning area and then goes into the side of the mountain. 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES Stream is fed by two high lakes. 



ESCAPEMENT RECORD 



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



