122-31 

 55*53. 3' 



NAUKATI CREEK 



N. 133°09' W. 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 54 



Previous No. 27 



ADF No. 161A 



WEST COAST, TUXEKAN PASSAGE, NAUKATI BAY, N. E. head of Bay. 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chura. OTHER SPECIES Coho. 



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



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION TTie valley contains Naukati Creek and several small lakes which the creek 



drains. Rolling hills are found along both sides of the stream 

 DRAINAGE 11. 7 square miles (polar planimeter). Numerous lakes and ponds are drained by this stream. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A small falls can be seen from the bay. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to WC 51 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No trails. Difficult to ascend, especially the lower quarter mile. 



Above this, the banks may be followed. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility is poor because of the dark colored water and heavy overstory. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 100 yards. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Small gravel and large boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS A large hole at the lower end of the intertidal zone 



SPAWNING AREAS Some spawning takes place in this zone. 



GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30'/6"-8' 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE I. 2 miles to pond. AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEP TH 50725". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Steep. 



BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders, and small rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Two falls about 6' high at the head of the int ertidal zone do not block fish passage. 



TRIBUTARIES None reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Large holes tliroughout the distance surveyed are utilized by schooling salmon- 



SPAWNING AREAS TTie stream has few good spawning areas. 



GENERAL NOTES Stream is accessible above the pond through the second lake. 



