ADF STAT. No. 

 122-20 STEELHEAD CREEK WC 43 



55"38.0'N.132"57.3'W. PreviousNo.74 



ADF No. 176 

 WEST COAST, SHINAKU INLET, BIG S.^LT LAKE, 1. 5 miles N. W. of head. FWS No. J8B 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum . OTHER SPECIES Coho . 



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



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 



STREAM TEMPERATURE Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream-cut- A wooded valley with some open areas. 



DRAINAGE 28 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream flows across a wide grassy tideflat at its mouth. 



ANCHORAGE Refer to WC 40. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A skiff can be taken as far upstream as the timber line. Travel 



along the streambank is difficult in the lower part because of heavy brush and numerous downfalls. 



Above this the stream may be waded . 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Fair aerial visibility. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.3mile. A VER A G E W I DT H / D EP T H 30'-40V 12"-24". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Gravel, marble, and boulders 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS The major schooling area is a long deep pool below the first riffle at the upper end 



of this zone. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Some spawning takes place in the upper part. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Smiles. A VER A GE WI DTH/ D EPT H 25'-35V 16"-20". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Slight. 



BOTTOM Sand, gravel, and rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Right fork has falls at three mile point. 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Numerous large, deep pools are found throughout. A few just above the intertidal 



zone are used extensively by salmon. 

 S PAWNING AREAS Spawning occurs in all areas which have suitable gravel. Above 1 mile there are 

 frequent areas of bedrock which limit spawning. 

 GENERAL NOTES The stream forks 1.5 miles upstream. 



