122-31 



55° 48. 9 ' N. 1 33*08. 5' W. 



STANEY CREEK 



WEST COAST, TUXE KAN PASSAGE, 2 miles £. of Staney Island. 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 5 2 



Previous No . 29 



ADF No 162 



FWS No. 22C 



OTHER SPECIES Coho. 

 ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, clmm . 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Oct. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. Observed temperatures: 69° F. , 8/20/50; 52°F. , 8/31/50; 



49.5°F. , 9/9/50; 53° F. , 9/20/50; 58" F , 8/13/51; 57" F. , 8/22/51; 52°F. , 9/9/51; 45°F. , 9/25/51; 



56.5°F. , 8/17/52; 53.5'F , 8/27/52; 47°F. , 9/8/52; Sl'F, , 9/19/52; 57 5''F. , 8/17/53; SS'F. , 



8/25/53; 53°^. 9/11/53; 51*F. , 9/20/53; 45°F. , 9/30/53, 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Abroad valley with dense forestation along tlie stream. 



DRAINAGE. 66 square miles (polar planinieter). Precipitation fed. 



STREAM IDENTIFICATION 



ANCHORAGE Anchor off campsite on N. side of Staney Island. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Go into the stream on a rising tide and come out on a near flood 



tide. A trail follows the right bank to the weir site. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Good aerial visibility at low water periods. The water becomes coffee colored 



during times of heavy precipitation. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 2 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 150 '-200'/ 20" -30" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Gravel and large boulders with mud in lower 0.5 mile. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous deep pools. 



SPAWNING AREAS Some sections of streambed at the upper end of this zone are suitable for spawning. 



GENERAL NOTES The intertidal zone is long and meandering. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 9 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 60'-100V20"-30". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Very slight. 



BOTTOM Sand, gravel, and rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES Numerous. The first tributary above the high tide mark lias good spawning facilities. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Several pools immediately above the intertidal zone and extending for a short 



distance upstream. Few pools in the upstream area- 

 SPAWNING AREAS Almost continuous riffles in the lower mile. Areas of bedrock begin at this point. 



Major spawning areas are reported to be above the forks. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



