1J« Seekseekwa Creek » — (Unstirveyed) Enters the Deschutes River 

 about 1 mile above Willow Creek. This stream has a very steep gradient 

 in the first 2 miles, and is probably in5)assable to salmon. There were 

 no reports of salmon or steelhead trout entering the stream* 



IK. Metolius River .— (June 21-22, 19U2} Frey.) Enters the Des- 

 chutes River about 5 miles above Seekseekwa Creek. It is about UO miles 

 long, has an average width of from 100 to 150 feet near the mouth, and at 

 the time of survey the flow was estimated at about 1,000 c.f .s« Flow and 

 temperature are remarkably constant. This is the most in?)ortant chinook 

 salmon and steelhead trout stream in the entire Deschutes River systaa. 

 Rtms of these fish continue to enter the stream in significant nimibers. 

 Blueback salmon formerly ascended to Suttle Lake, but none have been seen 

 for a number of years* Suitable spawning areas are abundant in the upper 

 section, beginning about 8 miles below Camp Sherman. Chinook salmon spawn 

 in the upper section, iriiile steelhead trout utilize suitable areas all 

 along the stream. It was reported that the runs in I9U0 were the largest 

 in the previous 20 years. 



There are no natural obstructions in the stream, and the low wing 

 dams of ranches in the lower section, as well as the few small dams in the 

 upper resort area are all passable to fish. Small amounts of water are 

 diverted by wing dams, paddle wheels, and ■pmrps into iinscreened ditches 

 and pipe lines for small scale irrigation, stock watering, and domestic use. 



IK - (1). Jack Creek * — (June 22, 19li2; Frey.) Enters the Metolius 

 River 2^ miles below Can^) Sherman. The stream is about 5 miles long, has 

 an average width of about 25 feet near the mouth, and at the time of s\ir- 

 vey the flow was estimated at about 60 c.f .s. The stream is blocked by 

 two dams, the upper appearing to be impassable at all times. The first 

 dam is located about 1/2 mile above the mouth of the stream. It is a log 

 and flash board structtire about 3 feet high, and was impassable at the 

 time of examination because there was only seepage through it. An ■un- 

 screened ditch diverts about 15 c.f .6. The second dam is about 2 miles 

 further upstream. It is of log-crib construction with a center flash 

 board section about 3 feet high and a wooden downstream apron about 15 

 feet long. No water was spilling over the dam at the time of survey, but 

 was seeping through the cribbing and between the flash boards. The un- 

 screened diversion taking off above this dam was carrying about UO c*f«s# 

 at the time of survey* 



Suitable spawning areas were observed only in the lower mile* 

 Above this point the stream bed contains numerous large boulders and logs, 

 the gradient becomes steeper, and suitable spawning areas are small and 

 few in number. It was reported that salmon have never been known to enter 

 this stream. 



IK - (2)* Lake Creek . — (June 22, 19U2; Frey.) This stream rises in 

 Suttle Lake and enters the Metolius River about 1/2 mile above Can?) Sherman*. 

 It is about 5 miles long, averages about 25 feet in width, and at the time 

 of survey was flowing 30-UO c.f .s* There is abundant suitable spawning area 



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