In addition to the impassable waterfall noted above there are several 

 other falls passable to salmon and trout with more or less difficulty, 

 depending on the water stage o There is an 8- foot falls located about 

 5 miles above the mouth <. Another dog-leg falls 6 feet in height is 

 located 300 yards farther upstream. 



There is an S-foct- falls located 8^ miles above the mouth that is 

 a barrier at low watei'o These falls could easily be improved for the 

 passage of fisho 



A portion of the chlnook and silver salmon that enter the 

 Klaskanine River undoubTiedly would ascend the South Fork if they were 

 allowed to pass the hatchery rack at the mouth o Larger numbers of 

 steelhead trout will undoubteily use this stream now that the hat:-hery 

 rack is ir olace crly during the fallo At the time of the su-vey the 

 rack was passable only when flooded at extremely high water stages^ and 

 only a fev; steelhead were able to ascend^ 12 adults and 16 redds hav- 

 ing been observed,, Thousand of squawfish (Ptychoche ilus oregonensis ) 

 locally called suckers,, ascend the stream in the spring to spawn. 



^'' Mill Creek o—JMay 16^^ 1946 5 2immer)o This small stream enters 

 the Columbia River about I4 miles above the mouthc, just above Astoria, 

 Oregon. It is about 2 miles long of which 1.6 miles were surveyed. 

 The stream v/as discharging about 10 Cof.s« The stream bed contains a 

 large percentage of mud and sand,, but there is spawning area for at 

 least 100 pairs of salmon o There are several beaver darns which may be 

 barriers at low iiateXf, A small late fall run of salmon was reported,, 

 but the species was not determined c Salmon fry were abundant through- 

 out. The stream seems to be best adapted to chum salmon. 



5» Joiin Ifay Riv er e—(l6fe.y 16.^ 194.6| Fulton^, Gangmark, and 

 Brewington), Enters the Gclunibia River about 15 miles above the mouth, 

 and should not be confused with the much larger John Day River that en- 

 ters the middle section of the Columbia River above Bonnev;ille Dam. The 

 stream is about 7 miles long of v.rhich the lower 3 miles is a tidal 

 slough. About 1/2 mile be^.Gw the upper end of the slough the channel 

 is crossed by an eartn dike equipped v/ith a tide gate. There are 

 several small spring-fed branches above the slough area that contain a 

 very small amourx of sj^awnijng areao A few chum salmon 'have been reported 

 in the stream. 



6. Mary " s Creek o— ( Jane 11. 1942-; Parkhurst). Enters the Columoia 

 River about 19 miles above the mouth through Svenson Slougho It is a 

 small, mud-bottcm stream less than 2 miles in lengthy and is of no value. 

 The estimated discharge wa.s less than 2 Cof.s. 



7» Bea r Creek u— -{October 18, 1945; Jchanson)^ Enters the Columbia 

 River about 19 miles above the mouth tl-irough Svenson Slough. The stream 



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