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Upper tidal zone. Gravel samples taken in creek opposite pack sack. Heavy spawning through this section.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Upper tidal zone. Gravel samples taken in creek opposite pack sack. Heavy spawning through this section.
Date: 10/17/1951

Tractor crossing of creek-fork in upper tidal zone. Some channel filling from cutting in approaches. Effects localized. Heavy spawning this season all through here. Example of acceptable crossing.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Tractor crossing of creek-fork in upper tidal zone. Some channel filling from cutting in approaches. Effects localized. Heavy spawning this season all through here. Example of acceptable crossing.
Date: 10/17/1951

200 yards above tidal zone. Logged to creek winter 1950-51. Creek clear now, could have cut leaners to remove potential jams.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: 200 yards above tidal zone. Logged to creek winter 1950-51. Creek clear now, could have cut leaners to remove potential jams.
Date: 10/17/1951

CP2 across gravel bar from 8" alder marked "CP2". 650' above CP1. Merchantable logged to creek on left. Could have taken marginal leaners & thus removed potential windfalls.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: CP2 across gravel bar from 8" alder marked "CP2". 650' above CP1. Merchantable logged to creek on left. Could have taken marginal leaners & thus removed potential windfalls.
Date: 10/17/1951

Looking toward west side of creek. Cutover & logged winter '50-'51. Tractor yarding. No change in creek. Little potential danger where logged clean to creek. Stump uncut was potential windfall. Good practice.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Looking toward west side of creek. Cutover & logged winter '50-'51. Tractor yarding. No change in creek. Little potential danger where logged clean to creek. Stump uncut was potential windfall. Good practice.
Date: 10/17/1951

Tractor crossing on Ficke Cove Creek used winter 1950-51. Example of acceptable crossing. Fish spawned all through this section, creek & bed unaffected.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Tractor crossing on Ficke Cove Creek used winter 1950-51. Example of acceptable crossing. Fish spawned all through this section, creek & bed unaffected.
Date: 10/17/1951

Looking west into logged area. Good logging, little material to foul up creek. Note low elevation of cutover. Can flood during high water & does not scour stream bed badly.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Looking west into logged area. Good logging, little material to foul up creek. Note low elevation of cutover. Can flood during high water & does not scour stream bed badly.
Date: 10/16/1951

4" alder on bar referenced to 8" hemlock to east marked "CP3." Natural streambed, looking across bar into cut over. No change to creek. Floods cut over during high water.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: 4" alder on bar referenced to 8" hemlock to east marked "CP3." Natural streambed, looking across bar into cut over. No change to creek. Floods cut over during high water.
Date: 10/16/1951

Gravel samples about center of photo. See reference blaze on spruce at upper center of photo. Sampling cans at lower left.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Gravel samples about center of photo. See reference blaze on spruce at upper center of photo. Sampling cans at lower left.
Date: 10/16/1951

Cat road across oxbow bend of old stream now forms channel. Note good gravel.
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Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion: effects of forestry practices (polluted water)
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Little Steelhead Creek
Description: Cat road across oxbow bend of old stream now forms channel. Note good gravel.
Date: 8/7/1950