ADF STAT. No. 

 122-3 1 WC 55 



55°53.7'N. 133°09.2'W. Previous No. 26 



ADF No. 1 61 

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



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum. OTHER SPECIES Coho. 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. S e p--Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperature: 48* F., 9/27/49. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream-cut. The area through which this stream flows is nearly flat, with a 



few rolling hills. 

 DRAINAGE 5.5 square miles (polar planimeter). This stream is fed by numerous small lakes and ponds 



which are found at its headwaters. Many muskeg areas- 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Enters Naukati Bay 0. 5 mile N W of WC 54. Tlie tidal flats 



of these two streams infringe upon each other. 

 ANCHORAGE Caution should be taken when running in these waters. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No trails and numerous downfalls. A difficult stream to survey. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Poor for aerial surveying. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. AVER AGE WI DTH / DEPTH 30'-40'/8"-10". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Coarse gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Fish school off the mouth and in several large holes just below the high tide mark. 



SPAWNING AREAS Pinks spawn to a large extent in the upper part of this zone. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 2 miles . AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'-30715"-20". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Mud, sand, and gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Falls 2 miles upstream is at least a partial block to salmon. 



TRIBUTARIES None 



SCHOOLING AREAS There are small holes throughout, many formed by downfalls. 



SPAWNING AREAS The first 1. 5 miles contains good spawning gravel. At the L 5 mile mark, the stream 



enters a steep-sided canyon with a bedrock and boulder bottom; following this, fair spawning facilities 



extend to the lake. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



