ADF STAT. No. 

 123-21 DEER CREEK WC 16 



55*14. 6' N. 132'41.5' W. Previous No. 41 



ADF No. 237 

 WEST COAST CORDOVA BAY, HETTA INLET, DEER BAY, Head. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum. OTHER SPECIES Coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Oct. (estimated) ESC APEME NT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial-cut. Heavily wooded on the N. side of the valley where the stream runs 



along. Patches of open ground S. of the stream. 

 DRAINAGE 3. 9 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation fed. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream enters the head of Deer Bay, flowing across a short 



tideflat before emptying into the bay. 

 ANCHORAGE Deer Bay is about 0. 8 mile long and 600 yards wide at its widest point, and affords good 



anchorage in 5 to 16 fathoms. Midchannel course is clear. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Wadeable and easy to survey. Follow the left bank up.-tream. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Fair for aerial survey. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.3 mile. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 5 0'- 60 • / 1 2"-15". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Gravel and small stones. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS A small pool at the head of tidewater and off the mouth. 



SPAWNING AREAS Pinks spawn throughout this zone. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1. Smiles. A VER A GE WID TH / DEP TH 30'- 40 ' / 1 2"-20". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to steep. 



BOTTOM Gravel, sand, and boulders. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES A small tributary enters from the N W. 0. 5 mile above the high tide mark. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A few small pools. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning takes place throughout the distance surveyed but is limited by bedrc>Ck. 



GENERAL NOTES 



