Upper Copper River Wild Salmon Stock Distribution and Timing
Tom Taube Alaska Department of Fish & Game Division of Sport Fish Gulkana (13) Slana Upper Copper (12)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (2) Chitina (6) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (4) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (8)
Valdez
Lower Copper (0) Bremner River Sonar Station Bremner (0) Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Upper Copper River King Salmon
• Gakona • Chistochina – Spring Creek – East Fork – Headwater Spring – Eagle Creek • Drop Creek • Tributary near • Indian River Boulder Creek • Ahtell Creek • Sinona Creek • Slana River • Bear Creek (E side of Copper) – Bone Creek – Natat Creek Gulkana River Drainage King Salmon
• Lower Mainstem – downstream of West Fork • Middle Mainstem – West Fork to Middle Fork • Twelvemile Creek • West Fork – Victor Creek – Keg Creek mouth – Keg Creek to Moose Creek – Moose Creek – Moose Creek to Monsoon Lake • Middle Fork – East Fork to Swede Creek – Hungry Hollow Creek – Swede Creek to Dickey Lake • East Fork to Paxson Lake Tazlina River Drainage King Salmon
• Mendeltna Creek • Kaina Creek Klutina River Drainage King Salmon
• Mainstem Klutina • Manker Creek • Mahlo Creek • St. Anne Creek Tonsina River Drainage King Salmon
• Mainstem Tonsina • Unnamed Creek • Dust Creek • Bernard Creek • Little Tonsina River – 4th of July Creek • Quartz Creek • Greyling Creek Chitina River Drainage King Salmon
• Tebay River • Chokosna River – Gilahina River • Tana River clear channel • Chakina River – Monahan Creek – Klu River Gulkana (25) Slana Upper Copper (26)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (6) Chitina (17) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (8) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (3)
Valdez
Lower Copper (11) Bremner River Sonar Station Bremner (9) Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Upper Copper River Sockeye Salmon
• Gakona • Slana River – Unnamed Creek (3) – Bone Creek – Alder Creek (2) – Slana River sloughs (5) • Chistochina River – Suslositna Lake – Eagle Creek – Suslota Lake – Unnamed fork of Eagle – Smith Creek Creek – Smith Lake • Slana River • Tanada Creek – Mentasta Lake – Tanada Lake – Fish Creek (Mentasta – Tanada Lake outlet Lake) • Copper Creek – Bad Crossing #1 – Copper Lake – Bad Crossing #2 – Granite Creek Gulkana River Drainage Sockeye Salmon
• West Fork • East Fork – Victor Creek – Paxson Lake outlet stream – Keg Creek – Paxson Lake inlet – Keg Creek mouth – Inlet to Mud Creek – Unnamed Creek – Mud Creek – Moose Creek to Monsoon – Mud Lake Lake – Mud Creek to Summit Lake • Middle Mainstem – West (2) Fork to Middle Fork – Fish Creek • Middle Fork – Fish Lakes (2) – Hungry Hollow Creek – Summit Lake – East Fork to Swede Creek – Gunn Creek – Swede Lake – Gunn Lake Creek – Dickey Lake Tazlina River Drainage Sockeye Salmon
• Tolsona Creek • Tazlina Lake • Mendeltna Creek • Upper Mendeltna Creek (above Old Man Lake) • Kaina Creek • Upper Kaina Lake Klutina River Drainage Sockeye Salmon
• Mainstem Klutina • Mahlo Creek • Island Lake (2) • 1884 Lake • Curtis Creek • St. Anne Creek • Hallet Beach Tonsina River Drainage Sockeye Salmon
• Lower Tonsina Creek • Little Tonsina River • Tonsina Lake Chitina River Drainage Sockeye Salmon • Tebay River • Chokosna River • Long Lake • Spruce Point Creek • Trumpeter Lake • Lake Creek • Clear Creek • Tana River clear channel (4) • Tana Lake Inlet • West Fork Tana channels (5) Lower Copper River Sockeye Salmon • Tasnuna River (3) • Whiting Falls Creek • Unnamed Tributary • Tiekel Lake • Swan Lake #1 • Swan Lake #2 • Swan Lake #3 • Swan Lake #4 • Uranatina River Bremner River
• Peninsula Lake • Little Bremner River • Little Bremner Seep • Steamboat Lake • Eagle Creek • Salmon Creek • Price Creek • Unnamed Creek #1 • Unnamed Creek #2 Gulkana (10) Slana Upper Copper (12)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (0) Chitina (0) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (0) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (0)
Valdez
Bremner River
Sonar Station Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Early king salmon Gulkana (14) Slana Upper Copper (9)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (2) Chitina (6) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (3) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (7)
Valdez
Bremner River
Sonar Station Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Mid king salmon Gulkana (0) Slana Upper Copper (0)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (2) Chitina (0) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (4) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (8)
Valdez
Bremner River
Sonar Station Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Late king salmon Gulkana (14) Slana Upper Copper (26)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (1) Chitina (0) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (3) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (0)
Valdez
Lower Copper (0) Bremner River Sonar Station Bremner (0) Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Early sockeye salmon Gulkana (23) Slana Upper Copper (13)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (5) Chitina (16) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (7) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (2)
Valdez
Lower Copper (11) Bremner River Sonar Station Bremner (9) Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Mid sockeye salmon Gulkana (8) Slana Upper Copper (0)
Gulkana River Copper Lake
Glennallen Copper
Tazlina River River Tazlina (0) Chitina (8) Klutina River Chitina Klutina (2) Tonsina River Chitina River Tonsina (1)
Valdez
Lower Copper (0) Bremner River Sonar Station Bremner (6) Miles Lake
Cordova
Gulf of Alaska Late sockeye salmon
Upper Copper King Salmon Timing
• Early – Gulkana River • Early – Upper Copper – Lower Mainstem – Mouth to – Gakona River: Spring Creek W. Fork – Gakona River: Headwater – West Fork: Victor Creek Spring – West Fork: Moose Creek to – Drop Creek Monsoon Lake – Tributary near Boulder Creek – West Fork: Moose Creek – Sinona Creek – West Fork: Keg Creek to – Bear Creek (E side of Copper) Moose Creek – Chistochina River: East Fork – West Fork: Keg Creek Mouth – Chistochina River: Eagle – Middle Mainstem Gulkana: Creek West Fork to Middle Fork – Indian River – Gulkana: Twelvemile Creek – Ahtell Creek – Middle Fork Gulkana: East Fork to Swede Creek – Slana River: Bone Creek – Middle Fork Gulkana: Hungry – Slana River: Natat Creek Hollow Creek Upper Copper King Salmon Timing
• Middle – Chitina • Middle – Gulkana River – TebayRiver – Gulkana Mainstem – Chokosna River – Lower West Fork – Gilahina River – West Fork: Moose Creek to Monsoon Lake – Tana River Clear Channel – West Fork: Moose Creek – Monahan Creek – West Fork: Keg Creek to Moose Creek – Klu River – West Fork: Keg Creek Mouth • Middle – Tonsina River – Middle Mainstem: West Fork to Middle Fork – Unnamed Creek – Twelvemile Creek – Dust Creek – Middle Fork: East Fork to Swede Creek – Bernard Creek – Middle Fork: Swede Creek to Dickey Lake – Little Tonsina River – Middle Fork: Hungry Hollow Creek • Fourth of July Creek – East Fork – Quartz Creek • Middle – Upper Copper – Greyling Creek – Gakona River: Spring Creek • Middle – Klutina River – Gakona River: Headwater Spring – Manker Creek – Drop Creek – Mahlo Creek – Tributary near Boulder Creek – St. Anne Creek – Sinona Creek • Middle – Tazlina River – Bear Creek (E side of Copper) – Mendeltna Creek – Chistochina River: East Fork – Kaina Creek – Chistochina River: Eagle Creek – Slana River: Bone Creek Upper Copper King Salmon Timing
• Late – Tonsina River • Late – Klutina River – Tonsina River – Klutina River mainstem mainstem – Unnamed Creek – Manker Creek – Dust Creek – Mahlo Creek – Bernard Creek – St. Anne Creek – Little Tonsina River • Late – Tazlina River • Fourth of July Creek – Mendeltna Creek – Quartz Creek – Kaina Creek – Greyling Creek Upper Copper Sockeye Salmon Timing
• Early – Klutina River • Early – Upper Copper – Klutina River mainstem – Gakona River: Unnamed Creek – Mahlo Creek – Gakona River: Alder Creek – St. Anne Creek – Chistochina River: Eagle Creek • Early – Tazlina River – Chistochina River: Unnamed Fork of Eagle – Upper Mendeltna Creek Creek • Early – Gulkana River – Slana River: Mentasta Lake – Slana River: Fish Creek – West Fork: Moose Creek to Monsoon Lake – Slana River: Bad Crossing #1 – West Fork: Unnamed – Slana River: Bad Crossing #2 – West Fork: Keg Creek Mouth – Slana River: Granite Creek – West Fork: Keg Creek – Slana River: Bone Creek – West Fork: Victor Creek – Slana River: Slana sloughs – Middle Mainstem Gulkana: West Fork to Middle Fork – Slana River: Suslositna Lake – Middle Fork Gulkana: East Fork to Swede – Slana River: Suslota Lake Creek – Slana River: Smith Creek – Swede Lake – Slana River: Smith Lake – Dickey Lake – Tanada Lake – Middle Fork Gulkana: Hungry Hollow Creek – Tanada Lake outlet – East Fork: Fish Creek – Copper Creek – East Fork: Fish Lakes – Copper Lake Upper Copper Sockeye Salmon Timing
• Middle – Bremner River • Middle – Tazlina River – Peninsula Lake – Tolsona Creek – Little Bremner River – Mendeltna Creek – Little Bremner Seep – Kaina Creek – Steamboat Lake – Upper Kaina Lake – Eagle Creek – Tazlina Lake – Salmon Creek • Middle – Gulkana River – Price Creek – West Fork mainstem – Unnamed Creek #1 – West Fork: Moose Creek to Monsoon Lake – Unnamed Creek #2 – West Fork: Unnamed Creek • Middle – Lower Copper – West Fork: Keg Creek Mouth – Tasnuna River – West Fork: Keg Creek – Whiting Falls Creek – West Fork: Victor Creek – Unnamed Tributary – Middle Fork: East Fork to Swede Creek – Tiekel Lake – Middle Fork: Hungry Hollow Creek – Swan Lake #1 – East Fork mainstem – Swan Lake #2 – Paxson Lake inlet – Swan Lake #3 – East Fork: Paxson Lake inlet to Mud Creek – Swan Lake #4 – East Fork: Mud Creek – Uranatina River – East Fork: Mud Lake • Middle – Chitina River – East Fork: Mud Creek to Summit Lake – Tebay River – East Fork: Fish Creek – Chokosna River – East Fork: Fish Lakes – Nizina River: Spruce Point Creek – East Fork: Summit Lake – Nizina River: Trumpeter Lake – East Fork: Gunn Creek – Nizina River: Lake Creek – East Fork: Gunn Lake Creek – Clear Creek • Middle – Upper Copper – Tana River Clear Channel – Gakona River: Unnamed Creek – Tana Lake inlet – Gakona River: Alder Creek – Tana River: West Fork channels Middle – Chistochina River: Eagle Creek • Middle – Tonsina River – Chistochina River: Unnamed f ork of Eagle Creek – Lower Tonsina Creek – Slana River: Suslositna Lake – Little Tonsina River – Slana River: Suslota Lake • Middle – Klutina River – Tanada Lake – Klutina River mainstem – Tanada Lake outlet – Island Lake – Copper Creek – 1884 Lake – Copper Lake – Curtis Creek – St. Anne Creek – Hallet Beach Upper Copper Sockeye Salmon Timing
• Late – Bremner River • Late – Klutina River – Peninsula Lake – Island Lake – Little Bremner River – Hallet Beach – Little Bremner Seep • Late – Gulkana River – Steamboat Lake – Paxson Lake inlet – Eagle Creek – Salmon Creek – East Fork: Paxson Lake inlet to Mud Creek • Late – Chitina River – Lakina River: Long Lake – East Fork: Mud Creek – Nizina River: Spruce Point Creek – East Fork: Mud Lake – Nizina River: Trumpeter Lake – East Fork: Mud Creek to Summit – Nizina River: Lake Creek Lake – Clear Creek – East Fork: Fish Lakes – Tana River Clear Channel – East Fork: Summit Lake – Tana Lake inlet – East Fork: Gunn Creek – Tana River: West Fork channels – East Fork: Gunn Lake Creek Middle • Late – Tonsina River – Tonsina Lake