122-31 



56''04. 8' N. 133* 23, 2' W. 



DEVILFISH CREEK 



WEST COAST, EL C APITAN PASSAGE, DEVILnSH BAY, Head. 



ADF STAT. No. 



WC 66 



Previous No. 19 



ADF No. 150A 



FWSNo. 27A 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink. OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho. 



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



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. No observed temperatures. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial-cut in its upper reaches, stream -cut in the lower part. The valley 



walls adjacent to the S. fork are very steep. Sparsely forested, especially along the S. fork. 

 DRAINAGE 2. 2 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation-fed. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Extensive intertidal area. The stream nearly dissects its 



tidal flat. 

 ANCHOR AGE Anchor off the mouth of WC 65 and run into the inner bay in a skiff. The channel is 



best seen at low water. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A fair trail follows the left bank. An easy stream to survey. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility is good at low water stages. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0.5 mile. AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEP TH 15' -25'/ 10" -20". 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Schooling takes place off the mouth and in a pool just below the high tide mark. 



SPAWNING AREAS Fair spawning throughout. 



GENER AL NOTES A tributary enters near the upper end of this zone. Not accessible to salmon. 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 2 miles. AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH l0'_15'/6"-12''. 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate. 



BOTTOM Gravel, rock, and bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None reported. 



TRIBUTARIES None. 



SCHOOLING AREAS A large number of holes are interspersed between the riffle areas. 



SPAWNING AREAS Bedrock outcroppings limit the spawning area in the upper reaches. Some spawning 



area is available within the lower mile. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



