ADF STAT. No. 

 123-2J HETTA LAKE CREEK WC 12 



53''10.4' N. 132°34.5' W. Previous No. 44 



ADF No. 242 

 WEST COAST, CORDOVA BAY, HETTA INLET, HETTA COVE, Head. FWS No. 9 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, echo, red. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Sep. -Oct. (est.) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION A short stream -cut valley. Steep slopes to the N. and rolling hills to the S. The 



lake is surrounded by snow-capped mountains. 

 DRAINAGE 9. 7 square m.iles (polar planimeter). The strenm drains Hettci lake, 2 miles long and 0. S mile 



wide. Numerous small streams enter the lake. Snowfields are found along both sides of the valley. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Hetta Harbor on the .N. side. Very little tidal area. 

 ANCHORAGE Hetta Harbor affords anchorage for small craft. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A trail may be followed from the lagoon near the mouth to 



Hetta Lake. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES A fair stream for aerial survey. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 200yards. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40'/12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle. 

 BOTTOM Small gravel and some bedrock, all algae covered. 

 LOW TIDE LOCATION 

 HIGH TIDE LOCATION 

 SCHOOLING AREAS At the mouth. 

 SPAWNING AREAS None. 



GENERAL NOTES A large landslide took place near the mouth and part of the slide went into the stream. 

 Does not present a block. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0. 2 mile to lake. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'-40'/15". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 

 BOTTOM Rock and gravel. 

 MARKER DISTANCE 

 MARKER IDENTIFICATION 

 BARRIERS No falls. 



TRIBUTARIES Many small streams empty into the lake and are used by all species. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS School in pools throughout the distance surveyed. 



SPAWNING AREAS A fair spawning stream, pinks spawn in all areas from the high tide mark to the lake. 

 GENERAL NOTES Some spawning takes place along the shores of Hetta Lake, but most of the spawning is 

 near the mouths of creeks. 



