K 3-6 K-l CREEK (Lake Kxilik) 



LOCATION: 59 Vo6" N. 159''00'06" W. 



PREVIOUS MMES OR NUMBERS: 



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



PaYSICAL DESCRIPTION 



TOTAL LENCTH: 9 miles 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE TO SAI20N: Probably accessible for h-3 miles. 



AVERAGE WIDTH: 55'^" RANGE: 6o'-100' when not branched 



AVERAGE DEPTH: 35" RANGE: 2.5'-12' in midstream 



TOTAL ACCESSIBLE SPAWNING AREA: 60.2? acres 



POTENTIAL SPAWNING AREA: 70^; 42.19 acres 



BOTTOM QUALITY: 70^ gravel, 30^ sand, trace of clay and mud. 



WATERSHED: 23.8 square miles. Drains mountain basin and snowfields. No 

 obstructions in lower half of creek b\it many sunken branches. 



GRADIENT: 



WATER VELDCITY: Range = 2.0-4.8 fp.s. 



FLOW: 310 cfs,( July 18, 1961). High RANGE: 

 water level. Flow station 2 miles 

 up from the mouth. 



AIR TEMPERATURE: 



WATER TEMPERATURE: 



POO IS AND RIFFLES: Very numerous deep pools, some over 10 feet deep. 



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