25SE-(7)b<, South Fork .— (August 31, 1937, July U, 1938; Baltzo 

 and Kolloen.) Enters ijalt Creek approxiniately 13 miles above the 

 mouth o The stream is about S miles long, was discharging about 15 

 CofoS., and the water temperature nas 54° F. The stream is blocked 

 at the mouth by a series of impassable faiJ.s, and is of no value to 

 salmon. It is of some value to resident trout- ^ 



25EE-(8)o Hills Creek . — (September 11, 1937; Baltzo and Kolloen. ) 

 Enters the lliddle Perk of the Willar.iette approximately 4-3 miles above 

 .he mouth. The stream is about 15 miles long, of which the lower 2e7 

 miles up to Jiitson Hot Springs vrere surveyed. The stream vias 30-40 feet 

 wide, discharging 20 Cof.So, and the temperatiure was 57° F. The gradient 

 is moderate, and the stream contains good salmon spavming areas. 



An abandoned saimiill diversion dam 10 feet high located 1-g miles 

 above the mouth is a total barrier to the upstream i:)assage of fish, it 

 was estimated that there was sufficient suitable spawning area belovir 

 the dam to accommodate several hundred spasming salmon, and a much 

 larger amount of uJiavai3.able spav/riing area above. There is little po- 

 tential spawning area in the 3-mile long box canyon imiiediately above 

 Kitson Springs o Above the canyon the stream levels out, and there are 

 excellent potential spaiming areas. 



A total of 23 spring Chinook salmon spawners vrere seen below the 

 impassable dam. It was reported by local residents that heavy runs 

 formerly occurred, before construction of the dam. The stream is of 

 considerable value to resident trout, and is intensively fished in the 

 lovfer section. The upper section, accessible only by trail, supports 

 a large trout population., 



There are at least 10 small tributaries entering the Middle Fork 

 of Willamette in the 9-mile section betyreen Hills Creek and Buck Creek. 

 None of these had flows greater than 3 c.f .s., and they v/ere too small 

 and steep to be of value to salmon. 



25EE-(9)c Buck Creek .— (July 10. 193B; Hanavan.) Enters the 

 Middle Fork of V/illamette River approximately 51 miles above the moutho 

 It is about 6 miles longj of which the lovrer 1/2 mile was surveyed up 

 to an 8 foot high log jam and falls forming a total barrier to fish. 

 The stream was about 18 feet Ydde, was discharging about 12 Cof.s,, and 

 the water temperature was 54° F. The gradient is very steep, and there 

 is little suitable salmon spavming area. The stream is of some possible 

 value to trout. 



25EE-(10). Goal Creek .— (July 9, 1938; Langton.) Coal Creek is 

 tae only one of ten tributaries enter irig the I.fiddle Fork of the Willamette 

 in the 7-mile section above Buck Creek that is large enough to be of any 

 importance to salmon » Coal Creek enters about 58 miles above the mouth. 

 It is 9 miles long, of vrhich the lower 2.6 miles were surveyed up to an 



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