| 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].](/rds/imagedb/images/_thm/31437.jpg "RP2, location & reference marker used along study steams. Looks like \"RP3\" to me - DMB [Daniel M. Bishop].")
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; Maybeso Valley |
| Description: | Maybeso Creek. |
| Date: | 10/1950 |
| Collection: | Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive |
| Keywords: |
silvicultural systems constitution and composition of stands forms of stand high forest systems clear felling |
| Location: | Alaska; Chickamin River |
| Description: | Cutover spruce flat on Chaickamin River logged about 1943. Complete cover of brush, grass, reprod spotty. Largest clearcut in Alaska to date (1950) see No. 432. |
| Date: | 9/27/1950 |
| Collection: | Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive |
| Keywords: |
silvicultural systems constitution and composition of stands forms of stand high forest systems clear felling |
| Location: | Alaska; Chickamin River |
| Description: | Cutover spruce flat on Chaickamin River logged about 1943. Complete cover of brush, grass, reprod spotty. Largest clearcut in Alaska to date (1950) see No. 433. |
| Date: | 9/27/1950 |
| 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; McCarty Cove |
| Description: | Summary Report, Figure 6 in Zach, Effects of Logging in Salmon Streams. |
| Date: | 9/26/1950 |
| 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; Maybeso Valley |
| Description: | Looking upstream from foot log to top of gorge. Gage = 4', discharge = 782 sec.-ft. Minimum discharge = 10 sec. ft. Maximum discharge = 3460 sec. ft. |
| Date: | 9/22/1950 |
| 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; Harris River |
| Description: | Gage house, gage at 2.86'. From C.P. above Dawson Landing. Discharge at this stage 505 sec.-ft. Minimum measured discharge = 17 sec.-ft. Maximum known discharge = 7360 sec.-ft. Maximum flood height in 1949 was over the top of the well. |
| Date: | 9/20/1950 |
| 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; Maybeso Valley |
| Description: | C.P. on discharge foot log. Gage = 2.10 ft. Note fast flow & large boulders. Fish do not attempt to spawn in this section. Discharge = 229 sec. ft. Minimum discharge = 13 sec. ft. Maximum measured discharge = 3460 sec. ft. |
| Date: | 9/19/1950 |
| Collection: | Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive |
| Keywords: |
animal ecology game and fish management hunting, shooting and fishing fish management: fishing |
| Location: | Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Twelvemile Arm |
| Description: | Male & female pink salmon. Fresh run & not yet spawned out. 18" ruler along side typical specimens. |
| Date: | 9/16/1950 |
| 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: | From C.P. up stream on Indian Creek. Low water - gage at .65'. Gage house at right. |
| Date: | 9/15/1950 |
| 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: | Looking down stream from R.P.A. on rock fill crib of foot log. Gage .65', near low water for summer. |
| Date: | 9/15/1950 |
| 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: | From C.P. below gage house looking down stream. Gage .65'. Logs packed in by high water. |
| Date: | 9/15/1950 |
| 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; Maybeso Valley |
| Description: | Above R.P. 6 where stream enters Maybeso from south. Note flat valley type, mature, merchantable spruce. Noted scoured gravel & piled up debris from natural floods. |
| Date: | 9/1950 |
| 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; Harris River |
| Description: | From C.P. at gage house. Low water, gage 1.05', discharge 54 sec.-ft. |
| Date: | 9/1950 |
| 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; Maybeso Valley |
| Description: | Gage 1.02' just above RP5. Fresh windfall over older stuff. All natural. Typical of timbered flat where natural bank cutting creates these conditions. Note scoured bar & sand deposit from high water eddy. |
| Date: | 9/1950 |
| Collection: | Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive |
| Keywords: |
animal ecology game and fish management hunting, shooting and fishing fish management: fishing |
| Location: | Alaska; Prince of Wales Island; Maybeso Valley |
| Description: | Fresh run female dog (chum) salmon. 12" scale at side. Note "pan" marks on dog salmon. Few dog salmon got over Maybeso Creek Falls in 1950. |
| Date: | 9/1950 |
| Collection: | Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive |
| Keywords: |
hydrology water conservation, soil conservation and erosion watershed management studies of infiltration, run-off and water erosion:effects of forestry practices (polluted water) |
| Location: | Alaska; McCarty Cove |
| Description: | Note road & mud & silt that will wash out in fall floods. Can't hurt this non-fish stream, but good example of potential erosion. For forestry, erosion probably beneficial if it promotes drainage. |
| Date: | 8/17/1950 |
| Collection: | Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive |
| Keywords: |
hydrology water conservation, soil conservation and erosion watershed management studies of infiltration, run-off and water erosion:effects of forestry practices (polluted water) |
| Location: | Alaska; McCarty Cove |
| Description: | Lots of clay in this bank-potential silt for stream. Note muddy road. Will flush out this fall. |
| Date: | 8/17/1950 |