BEAVER CREEK 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 15 

 Previous No. 40 



ADF No. 239 

 WEST COAST, CORDOVA BAY, HETTA INLET, N. of N. W. corner of Gould Island. 



123-21 



55* 17. 3" N. 132° 37. 3' W. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coha 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. (estimated). ESC AP EMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION 



DRAINAGE 7. 8 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The mouth enters the inlet on the E. side of the point N. W. of 



Gould Island. A small island lies E. of the creek mouth. 

 ANCHORAGE Anchorage may be found offshore from the old settlement of Sultzer which is W. of the creek 



mouth. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES The left-hand bank may be walked, but no trails follow the stream. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES No aerial survey 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH O.OS mile. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION Bedrock falls. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Just below the falls . 



SPAWNING AREAS Most of the available spawning grovel is in this area . 



GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30'-50 ' / 1 2"- 1 5 ". 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0.5 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/8"-12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Gravel in the lower 0. 25 mile, largely bedrock above. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A small falls at the high tide mark is passable, but a larger falls 0. 5 mile upstream is a total 



block to salmon. 

 TRIBUTARIES None reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A few holes in the lower part offer facilities for schooling. 

 SPAWNING AREAS The lower 0. 25 mile has good gravel, but the area above is largely bedrock and 



offers little spawning area. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



ESCAPEMENT RECORD 

 [Counts made by ground surveys are designated by G. Aerial surveys by AJ 



OTHER SPECIES 

 Live 



5 coho 



REMARKS 

 Adjective rating 



Fair 

 Poor 



Excellent 



Poor 



Stream high 



4 small schools down N. W. shore 

 First showing, all fresh 

 Few at mouth 



