Because of its turbulent nature, the heavy run-off from melting snows, 

 and the great amount of large rubble in the stream bed, it does not 

 appear to be of much value to migratory fish* 



9B-(2£). Death Creek .— (October 3, 1938j Parkhurst.) Death 

 Creek enters the North Fork approximately 100 miles above the mouth* 

 It was discharging about $ c.f .s. at the time of observation. The 

 gradient is steep, and the stream bed is composed chiefly of large 

 rubble. The stream was considered impassable, and of no value to 

 migratory fish. 



9B-(26). Fourth of July Creek .— (October 3, 1938; Wilding.) 

 Fourth of July Creek enters the North Fork approximately 101 miles 

 above the mouth* It is a good size stream, although smaller than 

 Weitas Creek. Due to its extremely turbulent nature, it was not 

 possible to measure the discharge by our field method. Because of 

 the steep gradient, the large amount of bedrock and boulders in the 

 stream bed, and the heavy run-off from melting snows, the stream 

 was considered to be of little possible value to migratory fish. 



Several other streams were examined above Fourth of July 

 Creek. The uppermost stream observed was Kelly Creek, 9B-(27), 

 approximately 110 miles above the mouth* All of them belong in the 

 category of turbulent mountain streams of little or no possible 

 value to migratory fish* However, most of the tributaries to the 

 North Fork of the Clearwater maintain good resident trout populations. 



9C. Orofino Creek .— (September 21, 1938; Hanavan and Wilding.) 

 Orofino Creek enters the Clearwater River approximately U7 miles 

 above the mouth. The stream is about 30 miles long, of which the 

 lower 5 miles were surveyed. It had an average width of about 25 

 feet in the lower section at the time of observation, and was dis- 

 charging about 10 c.f.s* In the upper section the stream narrows to 

 a width of only 6 feet. The water temperature ranged from 61* F to 

 62°F. The gradient is moderate in the lower section and becomes in- 

 creasingly steep in the upper mile surveyed* The survey was termi- 

 nated at a series of impassable falls 6 feet to 12 feet in height. 

 The stream bed is composed chiefly of large rubble* There were 

 3,150 sq. yd. of suitable spawning area, constituting only U percent 

 of the total stream bed in the section surveyed* The stream was con- 

 sidered to be of little possible value to migratory fish* 



9D* Jim Ford Creek . — (September 20, 1938; Hanavan and Wilding.) 

 Jim Ford Creek enters the Clearwater River approximately £l miles 

 above the mouth. The stream was discharging only 2 c*f .s. at the time 

 of observation. It was considered to be of little possible value to 

 migratory fish* 



9E* Lolo Creek *-— (September 20, 1938; Hanavan and Wilding*) 

 Lolo Creek enters the Clearwater River approximately $6 miles above 

 the mouth. The stream was discharging 10 c.f.s. on the date of 

 observation. No detailed survey was made. 



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