K 0.0 WIND RIVER (Connecting Stream) 



LOCATION: 39''k3*2k" N. 158''53'24" W. 



PREVIOUS NAMES OR NUMBERS: 5th River 



U.S.G.S. MAP: Dillingham, Alaska, 1:250,000, I95I 



PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 



TOTAL LENGTH: 2 miles 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE TO SALMON: 2 miles 



AVERAGE WIDTH: 125' RANGE: 100' -200' 



AVERAGE DEPTH: 36" RANGE: 2' -15' (Midstream) 



TOTAL ACCESSIBLE SPAWNING AREA: 30.3O acres 



POTEITOIAL SPAWNING AREA: 75^; 22.72 acres 



BOTTOl QUALITY: 50^ rubble, 30^ gravel, 20fo boulder 



WATERSHED: 205 square miles. Drains Lakes Kulik and Grant through old 



glacial valley. River is in approximate center of valley. No obstructions. 



GRADIENT: 



WATER VELOCITY: Average =3.0 f^s. 



Range = 0.8-4.6 fps. 



FLOW: 960 cfs, (July 21, I961). High RANGE: 

 water level. Flow station at 

 FRI Lake Kulik cabin. 



AIR TEMPERATURE: See I96I Lake Kulik weather log in FRI library. 



\^TER TEMPERATURE: See I961 Lake Kulik weather log in FRI library. 



POOLS AND RIFFLES: Several large pools, largest just below outlet rapids. 



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