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55* 33. 1' N. 133°04. 7' W. 



KLAWAK CREEK 



WEST COAST, KLAWAK INLET, KLAWAK HARBOR, Head. 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 39 



Previous No. 60 



ADF No. 178 



FWS No. 17 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum. OTHER SPECIES Red, coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good- 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm ranqe . Observed temperatures: 65* F. , 8/19/50; 58°F. , 8/29/50; 



57. 5'F. , 9/7/50; 55° F. , 9/8/50; 57*^. , 9/18/50; 61°F. , 8/1 2/51; Sg'F. , 8/22/51; 62° F. , 9/1/51; 



58°F. , 9/12/51; 59*F. , 9/22/51; 65° F. , 8/9/52; 61. 5°F. , 8/19/52; 60°F. , 9/ ] /S2; 55°F. , 10/3/52; 



63. 5°F. , 8/9/53; 62. 5°F. , 8/19/53; 59° F. , 9/8/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION The stream runs through a flat area between Klawak Lake and Klawak Harbor. 



The streambanks are forested, but a short distance from each bank there are open areas. 

 DRAINAGE 47 square miles (polar fianimeter). Drains Klawak Lake which is about 7. 5 miles long and 0. 7 



mile wide. Numerous small streams empty into the lake. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream enters a small lagoon just E. of Klawak. The 



lagoon outlet is narrow and passes under a bridge just above the harbor. 

 ANCHORAGE A dock is available for mooring at the settlement of Klawak. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A skiff may be taken upstream to the small falls. Travel up the 



stream is difficult due to deep water and numerous boulders. A trail follows the right bank from the 



mouth to Klawak lake. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Satisfactory aerial surveys may be mad^ at time when the water level isn't 



high. When water is up, both water depth and dark color inhibit visibility. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0. 6 mile. A VERA GE WIDTH / D EPTH 15 0'- 250 • / 3 6"-60'.' 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Mostly large boulders with some gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION About halfway up the lagoon.. 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the 2' falls, just above the end of the tideflats. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Most of the schooling is below the low tide mark and in Klawak Harbor. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning occurs from the small falls at the high tide mark down stream a distance 



of about 300 yards. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1. 5 miles to lake. A VERA GE WI D TH / DEPTH 1 25'- 200 ' / 1 8"-36" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Sand, gravel, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS There is a 15', stepped falls which is not a block to salmon at the lake outlet. 



TRIBUTARIES Klawak lake has numerous tributaries. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous large pools are utilized for schooling. The fish school very heavily just below 

 the lake in a long deep pool. 



SPAWNING AREAS The best spawning area is found just above the intertidal zone and below the lake. 



GENERAL NOTES A large number of the fish entering this river spawn in Klawak lake and its many tribu- 

 taries. The extent of lake spawning is not known. 



