N 2U.7 ELVA CREEK (Lake Nerka) 



RED SAmoN BUNS 



PERCENT OF TOTAL ESGAEEMEUT: O.Oi^^ 



ESCAPEI-ENT RANGE: 12-1,500 



TIME OF OCCUPAircY: Aug. 6- Sept. 1 



PEAK OF SPAWNING: Aug. l8 



DISTRIBUTION OF SPAWNERS: Spawning to falls, although spawning greatly re- 

 duced above 1.5 miles. 



GENERAL INFORMATION 



SHELTER: FRI I^ke Nerka cabin. 



SURVEY ROUTES AND METHODS: Both aerial and ground surveys. 



PERSONAL- USE FISHERY: None observed. 



FISH SPECIES: None observed. 



WILDLIFE SPECIES: Brown bear, bald eagle. 



REMARKS: Good spawning gravel only in lower section. Large boulders in 

 upper section. 



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