ADF STAT. No. 



WC 4 



123-23 ADF No. 255 



54°56.7' N. 132''21.9' W. Previous FWS No. 2 



WEST COAST, CORDOVA BAY, KLAKAS INLET, MAX COVE, Head of N. Arm. 



MAJOR SPECIES Chum, pink. OTHER SPECIES Coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 8,000-12,000. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Cold range. Observed temperatures: 50*F. , 9/4/50; 48*F. , 9/14/SO; 51*F. , 



9/28/50; 50* F., 9/19/51; 51* F. , 10/1/51; 49-F. , 9/11/52; 51. 5" F. , 9/26/52; 48*F. , 10/3/52; 5rF. , 



9/15/53; 47. 5*F. , 9/25/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial-cut. Tlie W. side of the valley is bordered by high hills for 1 mile . At this 



point the valley widens. 

 DRAINAGE 5. 1 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation fed. A small snowfield E. of the valley contributes 



snowmelt at certain times of the year. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Max Cove about half way up the N. shore. The constricted mouth 



lies behind a small wooded island. 

 ANCHORAGE The cove affords good anchorage in 5 to 16 fathoms, mud bottom. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Easily waded at times of normal water level. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Muskeg colored water makes aerial visibility poor. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30' -5074". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION At the first constriction. 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the second constriction. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A tidal pool just below the second constriction at the mouth is utilized. 



SPAWNING AREAS Good spawning gravel is found on both sides of the grass island just upstream from the mouth. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0. 7 mile to falls . AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'-30'/8". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Gravel, bedrock, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Two falls 1 mile upstream. The first is passable, but the second is a complete block to salmon. at low flow. 



TRIBUTARIES Stream forks. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Very few pools in stream. 



SPAWNING AREAS The best spawning gravels are in the lower part of the stream. Most of the area below 



the falls contain coarse gravel and boulders. 

 GENERAL NOTES Logged off on both sides. Stream subject to high flows and subsequent scouring. 



