55° 05. 2' N. 1 32° 29' W. 



WEST COAST CORDOVA BAY, KEETE INLET, Head of N. Arm. 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 10 



ADF No. 245 



Previous FWS No. 7 



Previous FRI No. 5 3 



OTHER SPECIES Coho, red.. 



ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink ,chum. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep.-Oct.. 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. Observed temperatures: 63°F., 9/4/49; 56*F., 8/16/50; 53°F. , 8/26/50; 



51.5'F. , 9/5/50; 53.5*F. , 9/15/50; 45*F. , 9/30/50; 59* F. , 9/19/51; 48*F. , 10/2/51; 58*F. , 8/29/52; 53. 5'F. , 



9/12/52; 52. 5°F. , 9/25/52; 52*F. , 10/3/52; 56*F. , 9/5/53; 52*F. , 9/16/53; 49*F. , 9/27/53. 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial-cut with steep-sided mountains along the N. side. Flows almost down the middle 



of the flat valley bottom. Heavily forested. 

 DRAINAGE 4 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation fed. The stream drains a small lake 0. 5 mile long and 



0. 25 mile wide. A snowfield is found at the upper end of the valley. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The mouth lies at the head of the N. arm of Keete Inlet and enters 



the N. W. corner. 

 ANCHORAGE 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES In the lower part the stream can be waded, but upstream the banks must 



be followed. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES A good stream to survey at low water periods. Becomes highly colored when raining. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



30710". 



LENGTH 0. 2 mile. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel and large rock. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION At pool where stream narrows to enter timber. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Salmon school from the high tide mark to a point a short distance off the mouth. Left shore. 



SPAWNING AREAS The bottom consists largely of fine sediments and offers poor spawning facilities. 



GENERAL NOTES Spawning has been reported to take place on the gravel beaches off the mouth. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1 mile to lake. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20' -3078" -10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Boulders , gravel, and bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Beaver dams in the first 0. 3 mile below lake. 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Many small pools are available throughout the streams length. The upper part of the stream 



consists mainly of slow water. 

 SPAWNING AREAS The best spawning area is in the lower half mile, above this the bottom composition is 



largely bedrock and boulders, but is still utilized. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



