Biological Survey — Erie-Niagara Watershed 37 



The principal small-mouthed bass streams are : 



Cayuga creek (Map lA), lower 3 miles. 



Tonawanda creek including Barge canal, 72 miles. 



Buffalo creek, from tributary 6 to 30, 25 miles. 



East Branch Cazenovia, 3 miles. 



Eighteenmile creek, 1 mile. 



Cattaraugus creek, Gowanda to tributary 48, 34 miles. 



South Branch, Cattaraugus, lower 14 miles. 



Large-mouthed bass have been recommended for but one stream, 

 Ellicott creek. The lower 5 miles seem better adapted to this 

 species than to small-mouthed bass, even though the latter may 

 occur in places. It may be said that streams suitable for large- 

 mouthed bass usually also have favorable conditions for bluegills, 

 crappie, pike-perch, pickerel and bullheads and in many cases we 

 have suggested one or more of them to be planted along with 

 ])ass. 



The More Important Bass Ponds and Lakes. — There are 

 about 627.5 acres of jionds and lakes for Avhich bass have been rec- 

 ommended. Of these 135.2 are suitable for small-mouthed, and 492 

 for large-mouthed bass. There are many other ponds in the 

 watershed in which stocking* is not advised. They fall into one or 

 more of the following categories : posted, stocking not desired, 

 too small or polluted. 



With one exception, the small-mouthed bass ponds are small 

 and unimportant. They are as follows : 



Stevens reservoir 1.5 acres. Map 2B 



Old Attica reservoir 4 acres, Map 2B 



Gowanda state hospital reservoir 56 acres. Map 3A 



Otto Pond 2 acres, Map 4B 



The large-mouthed bass ponds are generally larger and more 

 numerous. They are as follows: 



Dead lake 2 acres, Map IB 



Railroad pond 2 acres, Map 2A 



Reservoir (tributary 13 of INlurder creek) 35 acres, Map 2B 



Smith jMills pond 10 acres, Map 8A 



Java lake 123 acres, Map 3B 



North Wilson pond 4 acres, Map 3B 



East Concord pond 5 acres, ]\Iap -"^B 



Beaver lake 15 acres, Map 4C 



Crystal lake 40 acres, Map 4C 



Lime lake 256 acres, ]\Iap 4C 



The most important lakes from the fisherman's standpoint are 

 Lime, Crystal and Java. 



Lime lake is about 1.2 miles long and varies in width from about 

 .25 to .5 of a mile. Soundings indicated a maximum depth of 

 about 40 feet. The water temperature varies with de]-)th and the 

 location, the latter influenced chiefly by bottom springs which 

 appear to constitute the sole water supply. 



