16A« Gold Creek ,— (April 30, 1937, Jobes and Baltzo.) 

 Gold Creek enters the Methow River approximately 20 miles above 

 the moutho The main stream is about 8 miles long, of which the 

 lower 3 1/4 miles were surveyed, up to the confluence of the 

 middle fork. The stream was about 2 5 feet v/ide at the mo\ith, 

 and was discharging about 40 c.f.s. at the time of the survey. 

 The water temperature was 50 F. at the mouth and 48°F. at the 

 upper terminus of the survey. The gradient in the section s\ir- 

 veyed is fairly steep, amounting to about 158 feet per mile. 

 There are numerous good resting pools, but few shallov; riffle 

 areas. About half of the stream bed in this section is composed 

 of medium and small rubble, and Eimounts to ebout 2 5,000 square 

 yards of this type bottom. However, because of the steep gradient 

 and numerous boulders, much of this is not suitable for spawning 

 s a Imon . 



There are three beaver dams in this section which might be 

 impassable at lov^ v/ater stages. 



There are four irrigation diversions in the section surveyed. 

 Proceeding upstream, the first of these is found 1,015 yards above 

 the mouth. The ditch is 5 feet wide and 4 feet deep, with no 

 headgates. A low temporary diversion dnn is not a barrier to fish. 

 No water was being v/ithdrawn at the time of the survey, but it was 

 reported that for a period of several weeks beginning in August 

 the diversion takes the entire stream flow at that point. 



The next diversion is located 1,515 yards above the mouth. 

 This ditch is about 4 l/2 feet wide and 2 l/2 feet deep. At the 

 time of observation the diversion was 7 inches deep. There is no 

 dam at this diversion. 



The third diversion occurs 3,490 yards above the mouth. This 

 ditch is 5 feet wide and 10 inches deep. The diversion was 2 l/2 

 inches deep. The remains of a temporary v;ing dam at this point 

 would not hinder migratory fish. 



The fourth diversion was found 4,120 yards above the mouth. 

 This is a small wooden flume 9 l/2 inches wide and 8 inches deep, 

 A small temporary dam in connection with this diversion was not 

 regarded as a barrier. 



There were no fish protective devices in connection with any 

 of these diversions. 



It was reported. by local residents that salmon and steelhead 

 have never entered Gold Creek, However, the stream supports a 

 resident trout population. 



Because of the diversion of the entire stream flow for irrigation 

 during late summer and early fall, and also because of the steep gradientj 

 Gold Creek was considered to be of no present or potential value to 

 migratory fish. 



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