ADF STAT. No. 

 122-31 WC 53 



55*52. 8'N. 133''07.8' W. Previous No. 28 



ADF No. 1 61B 

 WEST COAST, TUXEKAN PASSAGE, NAUKATI BAY, Head of E. arm. FWS No. 23B 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho- 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. Observed temperature: 58. 5° F.., 9/3/49. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream-cut. 



DRAINAGE 5. 6 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTI FIC. A'lTON A Q 5 mile tideflat is found at mouth. 



ANCHORAGE Refer to WC 51. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No trails. Travel is very difficult in the first 0. 5 mile because of 



the many windfalls- Above this, travel is less difficult. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Poor aerial visibility due to overhanging brush and trees and the dark water. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH O.Smile- AVER AGE WIDTH/ D EPTH 35' -45 76" -10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel- 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS The bight off the mouth is the major schooling area. 



SPAWNING AREAS Fair spawning tliroughout. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1. 5 miles. AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEPTH 15'-20V10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel and rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Fish might have trouble ascending during low water. A small falls three-fourths mile upstream 



is no problem. 

 TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Pools are scattered throughout the first mile. 



SPAWNING AREAS Good spawning areas were found tliroughout the entire distance surveyed. 

 GENERAL NOTES A jungle of windfalls. Upper part meanders a good deal through open meadows. 



