N 81.3 KEM CREEK (Lake Nerka) 



RED SAIi40N RUI^S 



PERCEIW OF TOTAL ESCAPEMENT: 1.11^ 



ESCAPEMEOT RANGE: 1,500-20,000 



TIME OF OCCUPANCY: A\jg. 1-Sept. 1 



PEAK OF SPAWNING: Aug. l8 



DISTRIBUTION OF SPAWITORS: Spavning scattered throxjghout creek. Heaviest 

 spawning 1.2 miles up from the mouth. 



GENERAL INFOR^•IATION 



SHELTER: FRI laJie Nerka cabin. 



SURVEY ROUTES AND METHODS: Primarily aerial surveys. 



PERSOML-USE FISHERY: None observed. 



FISH SPECIES: None observed. 



WILDLIFE SPECIES: Brown bear, bald eagle, beaver. 



RElvlARKS: Good gravel in upper areas between beaver dams. Lower areas with 

 good gravel bvit subjected to silting and flooding. 



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