ADF STAT. 



56° 35. 6' N. 134°07. 2' W. 



No. 

 E 43E 



EASTERN, CHATHAM STRAIT, BAY OF PILLARS, W. head of S. arm. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, red, coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle-late, Aug. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good to excellent. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Wde, heavily wooded valley rising sharply away from the stream. 



DRAINAGE 3.8 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Stream flows out through long grass flats in SW. corner of bay. 



ANCHORAGE At cannery site, use skiff to run to stream. Caution advised; salt water rapids into bay. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES This stream would be easy to inspect unless in flood stage, when 



it would be very difficult due to overhanging growth and lack of trails. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Best surveyed on right side when sun is fairly high in late morning or early 



afternoon. Good stream for aerial survey in periods of normal water flows. Becomes very dark after 



extensive rains. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.2 mile. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION Beginning of timber. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Off stream mouth. 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 75'/ 



SPAWNING AREAS Good. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1 mile to lake. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 50'/10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to swift. 



BOTTOM Coarse gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Few holes throughout stream. 



SPAWNING AREAS Riffles throughout stream. 



GENERAL NOTES This stream could accommodate an important number of fish, 

 is substantial and fairly large number of coho enter the bay in September. 



Red run into lake 



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