122-20 TROCADERO CREEK WC 35 



55°21.2' N. 132°52.9'W. Previous No. 58 



ADF No. 182A 

 WEST COAST, BUCARELI BAY, TROCADERO BAY, Head. FWS No. 14C 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 



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

 SPAWNING FACILITIES Good 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION A heavily wooded flat. The valley runs E. and then S. after splitting. 

 DRAINAGE 10. 3 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation fed. Several ponds and muskeg areas. Snow- 

 fields at the headwaters contribute snowmelt at certain times of the year. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters the head of the bay through an extensive tideflat and 



joins WC 36 in the intertidal zone. This stream is the most southerly. 

 ANCHORAGE Small craft may be brought into a distance of 0. 2 mile from the head. Anchor N. and E. of 



the largest wooded island. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A skiff may be token upstream several hundred yards. The stream 



is wadeable throughout the upper intertidal zone and upstream area. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Fair for aerial survey. Some overhanging trees and brush and a few deep 



areas inhibit visibility. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 1.5 miles A VER AGE WI DTH / D EPTH 30V12". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate 



BOTTOM Sand and gravel 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Three large pools near the upper end are utilized for schooling. 



SPAWNING AREAS Some spawning takes place just below the high tidemark. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Smiles A VER AG E WIDT H / D EPTH 25712"-18". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate 



BOTTOM Mud, sand, and gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Falls impassable to salmon at about 5 miles. 



TRIBUTARIES A stream about half the volume of WC 35 enters 0. 5 mile above the intertidal zone. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous pools throughout the entire stream. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning occurs on all riffles. 



GENERAL NOTES 



