113--11 CLOVER CREEK K 157 



55*17.3' N. 132''10.4' W. Previous No. 137B 



KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, CLOVER BAY, Head 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum OTHER SPECIES Trout 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late (estimated) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor in the intertidal zone. Excellent above the canyon for a distance of 1 mile. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (Observed temperature: 52* F. , 9/14/57). 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION A valley heavily wooded with spruce, hemlock and cedar, surrounded by rolling 



hills. Some muskeg areas. 

 DRAINAGE 9 square miles (polar planimeter) 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Lies at the head of Clover Bay and is reached by traveling through 



the islands and bearing toward the S. W. corner of the bay. 

 ANCHORAGE The head of the bay is blocked by islands, but a suitable anchorage is found just inside the bay 



entrance. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES The stream is difficult to survey. The stream bed should be followed. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Overhung by trees and brush. Proper light conditions are necessary for aerial 



surveying. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0. 2 mile A VERA GE WID TH / DEPTH 35'-45 ' / 10"-1S" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle to moderate 



BOTTOM Small rocks and boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS In the bay off the creek mouth. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning occurs in scattered areas near the high tide mark, but this zone is for the 



most part unsuitable for spawning. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1. 7 miles AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEPTH 30'-35'/12" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate 



BOTTOM Small rock, boulders, bedrock and gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A 20' falls 1. 7 miles upstream is impassable to salmon. 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS Few small pools. 



SPAWNING AREAS Some spawning gravel is available in the lower 0. 5 mile, but the best spawning area 



is above a canyon 0.5 mile upstream. This area has excellent spawning gravel and extends for about 1 



mile. 



GENERAL NOTES 



