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Olsen, and Big Creeks) may reduce anadromous fish escapement by an estimated 80percent between 1990 and 1998 (Goines 1988).<strong>The</strong> fires have created both challenges and opportunities for the <strong>For</strong>est Service.Seeking the appropriate balance in treating ground cover for fuel management anderosion control is one of the critical challenges related to water quality and fish habitat.TABLE 2-1 -- Major Geologic Units in the <strong>Klamath</strong> and Trinity <strong>Basin</strong>s 1 .(California Portion Only) (In Square Miles)Geologic Assemblage <strong>Klamath</strong> Trinity TotalAlluvium 166 - 166Lake Deposits 318 - 318Nonmarine Sediments 41 - 41Volcanic Rocks 2,675 - 2,675Marine Sediments 42 - 42Franciscan <strong>For</strong>mation 246 24 270Granitic Rocks 535 413 948Basic Intrusives (gabbro) 24 72 96Ultra-basic Intrusives (serpentine, pyronxenite) 460 278 638Older Marine Sediments 394 232 626Undifferentiated Metamorphics 982 999 1,981Metamorphosed Sediments 250 201 451Metamorphosed Volcanics 353 81 434Oldest Sediments/Metamorphics 550 669 1,219Totals 7,036 2,969 10,0051 From: USSCS, 1972. North Coastal <strong>River</strong> <strong>Basin</strong>s, Main ReportTABLE 2-2 -- <strong>Klamath</strong> National <strong>For</strong>est Fires of 1987 Subbasin Acreage Burnedby Level of Intensity 1 .Intensity Burned in acresWatershed Total Area Burned High Medium LowElk Creek 24,329 1,956 10,979 11,394Salmon <strong>River</strong> 78,128 13,832 17,325 46,971Indian Creek 4,710 231 2,525 1,954Thompson Creek 6,372 367 3,305 2,700Clear Creek 20,341 1,662 8,433 10,246Grider Creek 11,404 370 3,670 7,364Scott <strong>River</strong> 8,649 684 2,488 5,477Small tributaries 62,911 8,018 21,638 33,255Total 216,844 27,120 70,363 119,3611 Compiled from compartment data provided by R. Van de Water.

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