ADF STAT. No. 



322-20 WC 46 



55*36. 4'N. 133*08.8' W. Previous No. 61 



ADF No. 1 72 



WEST COAST, SHINAKU INLET, N. shore opposite N. tip of Wadleigh Island chain. FWS No. J9 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum- OTHER SPECIES Colio, trout- 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. Observed temperatures: 63° F. , 8/19/50; 51° F. , 8/30/50; 



50.5°F. , 8/8/50; 50.5''F. , 9/19/50; 53*F. , 9/16/51; 4rF. , 9/26/51; 48°F. , 10/3/51; 54°^ , 8/20/52; 



51*F. , 9/2/52; 5rF., 9/14/52; SI'F. , 9/29/52; 54° F. , 8/10/53; 55°F. , 8/20/53; 56°F. , 9/8/53; 



50*F. , e/ 18/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION The stream flows toward the S. through generally flat terrain. Heavily 



forested near the mouth, becoming more open in its upper reaches. 

 DRAINAGE 27. 2 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation fed. Some scattered muskeg areas. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A large tideflat, 0. 7 mile long and 1 mile wide, is 



found at the mouth. The stream splits up as it empties into salt water. 

 ANCHORAGE There is much foul ground in Shinaku Inlet and the passages are good only for small craft 



with local knowledge. Anchor inside the N. tip of Wadleigh Island. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Wading is difficult except at times of low water. No trails 



follow the E. bank. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES An abundance of overhanging trees mikjht impair aerial visibility on tlie 



lower part. Fair visibility upstream. Dark colored water. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH >lmile. AVER AGE WI D TH/ DEP TH 5 0' -60'/ 8" -JO". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Mud and gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the first bedrock outcropping. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Schooling takes place off the mouth, below the low tide mark. 



SPAWNING AREAS Fish spawn heavily in the first 0. 5 mile of this zone. This area is used more by 



pinks than by chums. 

 GENERAL NOTES Extensive logging lias taken place in recent years on the W. shore at the mouth. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 4 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40'/16". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Sand, gravel, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None 



TRIBUTARIES A fair sized tributary enters 1. 3 miles upstream. Not known if spawning takes place in 



the stream. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS Deep pools are frequent. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning areas are found tlirougliout the distance surveyed. 

 GENERAL NOTES A large log jam is reported to be 300 yards above the intertidal zone. The stream 



forks 2 miles above the mouth. 



