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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

Gravel samples taken on cross section at center of photo. 500' above confluence of tributary stream near head of tidal zone.
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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:
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Gravel samples taken on cross section at center of photo. 500' above confluence of tributary stream near head of tidal zone.
Date: 10/16/1951

Spruce on creek bank was undermined before logging, fell across creek, gravel filled up to level of down trunk. Sure indication of substantial floods & fluctuations.
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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:
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Spruce on creek bank was undermined before logging, fell across creek, gravel filled up to level of down trunk. Sure indication of substantial floods & fluctuations.
Date: 10/16/1951

Natural jam 200 yards above CP3. 60 cohos, 10 dogs in hole behind it. No obstruction at all.
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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:
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Natural jam 200 yards above CP3. 60 cohos, 10 dogs in hole behind it. No obstruction at all.
Date: 10/16/1951

Log span bridge over creek, 1 mile from beach. Practical structure.
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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:
Location: Alaska; Chichagof Island; Fick Cove
Description: Log span bridge over creek, 1 mile from beach. Practical structure.
Date: 10/16/1951

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

Upper tidal zone of McKenzie Inlet stream. Only fair spawning facilities in this creek. Tidal zone is the important spawning area here.
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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:
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; McKenzie Inlet
Description: Upper tidal zone of McKenzie Inlet stream. Only fair spawning facilities in this creek. Tidal zone is the important spawning area here.
Date: 9/29/1951

Falls on unlogged McKenzie Inlet stream 1/4 mile above tidal zone. Fish cannot go beyond here. Gravel not suitable here, water too fast.
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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:
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; McKenzie Inlet
Description: Falls on unlogged McKenzie Inlet stream 1/4 mile above tidal zone. Fish cannot go beyond here. Gravel not suitable here, water too fast.
Date: 9/29/1951

Upper tidal zone, crowded with fish, water too low.
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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:\ 157 fish management: fishing
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Old Tom Creek
Description: Upper tidal zone, crowded with fish, water too low.
Date: 9/28/1951

Water too low, gage 1.6'. Spawners packed into stream. Mortality high. In photo are stranded, dead fish from receding tide.
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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:\ 157 fish management: fishing
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Old Tom Creek
Description: Water too low, gage 1.6'. Spawners packed into stream. Mortality high. In photo are stranded, dead fish from receding tide.
Date: 9/28/1951

RP1 at head of tidal zone. This type of locational marker used on study streams to tie data in place. Cruiser's axe for comparison.
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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:
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Indian Creek
Description: RP1 at head of tidal zone. This type of locational marker used on study streams to tie data in place. Cruiser's axe for comparison.
Date: 10/2/1950

RP2, location & reference marker used along study steams. Looks like "RP3" to me - DMB [Daniel M. Bishop].
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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:
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Indian Creek
Description: RP2, location & reference marker used along study steams. Looks like "RP3" to me - DMB [Daniel M. Bishop].
Date: 10/2/1950

Oil tube for winter operation of stream gage. 12" diameter by 20' long of 20 gage galvanized iron. About 75 lbs. packed in. Tube placed in gage house well. Given charge of 5-10 gallons of kerosene. Float rests on kerosene which forms a non-freezing column through ice to unfrozen water below.
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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: miscellaneous
Location: Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Indian Creek
Description: Oil tube for winter operation of stream gage. 12" diameter by 20' long of 20 gage galvanized iron. About 75 lbs. packed in. Tube placed in gage house well. Given charge of 5-10 gallons of kerosene. Float rests on kerosene which forms a non-freezing column through ice to unfrozen water below.
Date: 10/2/1950