eated about a mile above the mouth* The gradient Is moderate In the 

 section surveyed. There is little good spawning area because of the 

 preponderance of large rubble, which covers about 60 percent of the 

 stream bed* The stream is of little or no present value to salmon* 

 and appears to be better adapted tc resident trout, A few trout were 

 observed, and the stream is of some possible value to steelhead. 



The tributaries in the section surveyed are all smal], flowing 

 less than 5 c,f ,s. They all have steep gradient, and are of no value 

 to salmon* 



9G-(2)* Selway River *— (October 7-8,1938; Hanavan and Wilding*) 

 The Selway and the Lochsa Rivers join to form the Middle Fork of the 

 Clearwater approximately 2U miles above the mouth of the latter stream* 

 The Selway is approximately 100 miles long, of which the lower 21 miles 

 were surveyed* The stream extends through the Nez Perce and Bitter- 

 root National Forests and the Selway-Bitterroot Primitive Area* Most 

 of the stream course is through a wilderness area practically unmolested 

 by man* The stream had an average width of about 1$0 feet in the sec- 

 tion surveyed, and was discharging £U6 c,f,s, at a U,S, Geological 

 Survey gaging station located slightly more than 8 miles above the mouth. 

 Good spawning areas are not extensive in the section surveyed because 

 of the fairly steep gradient in many places and the preponderance of 

 large rubble, which covers more than 50 percent of the stream bed* 



Selway Falls is located approximately 20 miles above the mouth. 

 This is a series of three falls, the highest being 7 feet* They are 

 passable to spring run steelhead trout, but would be difficult or im- 

 passable for any summer chinook salmon. However, the Selway is of 

 little present value to salmon, although it is of some possible value 

 to steelhead and also supports a good resident trout population* 



There are a number of minor tributaries in the section surveyed. 

 Most of these are too small to be listed, discharging less than 5 c*f ,s* 

 They all have steep gradients, and are of no value to salmon, although 

 several of them have some possible value for steelhead trout* 



9G-(2)a* O'Hara Creek ,— (October 7, 1938; Hanavan,) O'Hara Creek 

 enters the Selway River about 8 miles above the mouth. It was dis- 

 charging about 15 c*f .s, at the time the survey. The stream is of soma 

 possible value to steelhead as well as to resident trout, 



9G-(2)b* Glover Creek . — (October 8, 1938; Wilding*) Glover 

 Creek enters the Selway River about 17 miles above the mouth. It was 

 discharging about 7 c,f,s, at the time of the survey. The gradient 

 is steep, and the stream was considered impassable and of no value to 

 migratory fish* 



9G-(2)c, Gedney Creek ,— (October 8, 1938; Hanavan.) Gedney 

 Creek enters the Selway River about 19^ miles above the mo#th. It was 

 discharging about 1$ c.f.s, at the time of the survey. The Idaho 

 State Department of Fish and Game places racks across the stream at the 

 mouth in order to capture trout for artificial propagation. It is a 



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