ADF STAT. No. 

 122-20 WC 41 



SS-Sy.S' N. 132''56.1' W. Previous No. 51 



ADF No. 177 

 WEST COAST, SHINAKU INL£T, BIG SALT LAKE, Head. FWS No. 18 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho. 



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



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal-range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Wide glacial-cut. The valley slope S. of the stream is very steep. Banks are 



sparsely forested. 

 DRAINAGE 17. 8 square miles (polar planimeter). Drains a lake 4 miles upstream, and Bear Lake. Snowfields to E. 



and W. contribute snowmelt. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream enters the head end of Big Salt Lake. There is 



a large tideflat at the mouth. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to WC 40. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No definite trails. The left bank is most easily followed. Difficult 



to wade. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Only fair aerial visibility because of dark colored water. Good during low flow. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.3 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40'- 60 ' / 6"-10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS The fish seem to school in Big Salt Lake. 



SPAWNING AREAS Fish spawn in the upper part, the bottom composition in the lower section is largely mud. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 4 miles to lake. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'- 40 ' / 1 6"-30". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Sand, gravel, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTAR lES Tliree small tributaries below lake. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Several large pools in the first 0. 5 mile. The major schooling area is just above the inter- 

 tidal zone. Also schooling in the 1. 5 miles of slough above. 



SPAWNING AREAS Scattered throughout the first 0. 5 mile. Spawning above the slough, 

 this area. Some spawning in inlet stream to lake. 



GENERAL NOTES 



