ADF STAT. No. 

 S6"53.8' N. 133M3.3' W. HAMILTON CREEK E 33A 



EASTERN, FREDERICK SOUND, KEKU STRAIT, HAMILTON BAY, SE. head of bay. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late, Sept. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent spawning gravels. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Cold-range. Observed temperature: 48* F, , 9/10/52. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION 



DRAINAGE 65.2 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Hamilton Bay through fairly extensive grass flats at 



head of bay. 

 ANCHORAGE Near the head of bay. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Few windfalls. Stream is easy to hike during normal water stages. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES At low tide the intertidal zone of this stream joins #33 through a maze of small 



channels. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 2 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 200'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Gravel and sand in lower portion. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES Along, meandering stream with many splits and backwater. Upper half composed of 

 medium to fine angular and round gravel. Some deep areas with much silt. Lower portion cuts through 

 extensive tideflats of sand and silt. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 7 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 200'/18" (Av. ) 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS Holes throughout system. 



SPAWNING AREAS Generally good spawning gravel with almost continuous riffles; some boulders and 



bedrock in upper mile; numerous holes and deep areas. 

 GENERAL NOTES A mile above high tide, there is one-third mile of extensive splits, bars, riffles, 



and deep areas. This is a large stream with numerous gravel bars. Primarily a pink stream. 



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