A 5-5 XAKO CREEK (Lake Aleknagik) 



LOCATION: 59°l6'46" K. 158*^1 '^2" W. 



PREVIOUS NAl-ES OR lIUt-IEERS: 



U.S.G.S. MAP: Dillingham, AO^ska, 1:250,000, I95I 



PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 



TOTAL LENGTH: 3-5 miles 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE TO SALI40N: 3.5 miles 



AVERAGE WIDTH: 14' RANGE: 7 '-32' (Lower part) 



AVERAGE DEPTH: 10" RANGE: 6"-36" (Midstream) 



TOTAL ACCESSIBLE SPAWNING AREA: 5.94 acres 



POTEITTIAL SPAWNING AREA: 50^; 2-97 acres 



BOTTOM QUALITY: 70^ gravel, 30^ rubtle 



WATERSHED: 3 square miles. Creek siirrounded by flat brushy area; several 

 cut banks. Both forks begin on ridge separating Aleknagik and Snake 

 lakes. Many logs across creek but no barriers to salmon. 



GRADIENT: 



WATER VELOCITY: Average = 2.75 i^^^. 

 Range = 1.5-3-5 fP.s. 



FLOW: 25.67 Qfls. (Aug. 3, 19^)- Low RANGE: 11-25-67 9fs. 



water level. 



11.0 cX&. (Aug. 11, 19kB). Ivfedium- 

 low water level. 



2Q.2h cXs. (Aug. 10, i960). Medium 

 water level. Flow station at mouth. 



AIR TEMPERATURE: 20.6° C. (Aug. 10, I960) 



WATER TEMPERATURE: 6.9° C. (Aug. 3, 19^); 7-2° C. (Aug. 10, 1960),- 

 7.3° C. (Aug. 9, 1962) 



POOI£ AI© RIFFLES: Numerous narrow deep pools every 100 feet. 



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