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Canadian Data Report bf Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences No. 219

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Fisheries and Oceans

Canadian Data Report of

Fisheries and Aquatic

No. 219

August 1980

CATALOGUE OF SALMON STREAMS AND SPAWNING ESCAPEMENTS OF

STATISTICAL AREA 8

by

C.I. Manzon and D.E. Marshall

Fisheries and Oceans

Enhancement Services Branch

1090 West Pender St.

Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1

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~ Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1980

Cat. No. Fs 97-13/219 lSSN 0706-6465

Correct citation for this publication:

Manzon, C.l. and D.E. Marshall. 1980. Catalogue of salmon streams and spawning escapements of Statistical Area 8. Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 219. xiii + 129 pp.

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ABSTRACT •

Manzon, C.l. and D.E. Marshall. 1980. Catalogue of salmon st r eams and spawning esc apements of Statistical Area 8. Can. Data Rep. Aquat. Sci. 219= 129 pp.

Catalogue containing each stream's location, spawning distribution, barriers and points of difficult ascent, escapement records and general data pertaining to the stream. The catalogue also includes a topographical map of the stream's location and in some cases sketch which further describes the surrounding area.

Key words: British Columbia, Statistical Area 8, salmon streams, spawning escapements.

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RESUME

Manzon, C.l. and D.E. Marshall. 1980. Catalogue of salmon streams and spawning escapements of Statistical Area 8. Can. Data Rep. Aquat. Sci. 219: 129 pp.

Le present repertoire fournit 1 'emplacement de chaque cours d'eau, la repartition des frayeres, les obstacles et les points de remontee difficile, les statistiques sur la remonte et autres donnees generales sur le cours d'eau. 11 comprend egalement une carte topographique du cours d'eau, et dans certains cas, un croqui s decrevant la zone environnante.

Mots cles: Colombie-Britannique, zone statistique nO 8, cours d'eau a saumons, saumons de remonte .

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CONTENTS

Abs trac t !Res ume ........................................................... . iii

Statistical Area .......................................................... . v

Management Divisions ...................................................... . vi

Map References ............................................................ . vii

Federal Fisheries Districts ............................................... . viii ..

Standards Used on Stream Data Page ........................................ . x

Salmon Spawning Streams of Statistical Area 8 ............................. . xii

Escapement Record for Statistical Area 8 .................................. . xiii

STREAM DATA

Asseek River .......................................................... 1

Atnarko Riv~r ............................... , ....... (see Bell~Coola River)

Camp Creek ............................................ (see Larso Bay Creek)

Cannery Bay .............................................. (see Kimsqui t Bay)

Crab Harbour Creek .................................. (see Kiltik Cove Creek)

Green Bay River ....................................... (see Nooseseck River)

Port John Creek ......... . .................... , ........ (see Hook Nose Creek)

Seek River ............................................... (see Asseek Creek)

Tallheo Cannery Creek ................................. (see Nieumiamus Creek)

Bella Coola River ..................................................... 5

Cascade River ......................................................... 9

Dean River ............................................................ 13

Deep Bay Creek ........................................................ 17

Elcho Creek ........................................................... 21

Eucott Bay Creek ...................................................... 25

Evans Inlet Creeks .................................................... 29

Fish Egg Creek ........................................................ 33

Four Lakes Creek ...................................................... 37

Frenchman Creek 41

Green Ri ver ........................................................... 45

Hook Nose Creek ................. ;..................................... 49

Jenny Bay Creeks ...................................................... 53

Kil tik Cove Creek ..................................................... 57

Kimsqui t Bay .......................................................... 61

Kimsqui t River (and Lake) .............................. . .............. 65

Kisarneet River ........................................................ 69

Koeye River ........................................................... 73

Kwatna River .......................................................... 77

Larso Bay Creek ....................................................... 81

Martin Ri ver .......................................................... 85

Namu River ............................................................ 89

Neeleetsconnoy River .................................................. 93

Nieumiamus River ....•••............................................... 97

Noe ick Ri ver .......................................................... 101

Nooseseck River ....................................................... 105

Noot s um River ......................................................... 109

Quatlena River ........................................................ 113

Sagar Creek ........................................................... 117

Skowqui I tz River ...................................................... 121

Taleomey River ........................................................ 125

Metric Equivalents ......................................................... 129

STATISTICAL AREAS

FISHERIES & OCEANS

PACIFIC REGION

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MAP REFERENCES

Bo....dary. '"1ITNIDOft4l ____ - - •. _ _ _ _ Ptovfncr _____________ ...."l~

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POW". IN"" ,."" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HontonC41 Conrrol Poinc __ _ _ __ /::, Bo....dary Ma,kn ___________ 0

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Irrigation Canal,. D,cc/w ____ _ ,/

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FEDERAL FISHERIES DISTRICTS FISHERIES & OCEANS

PACIFIC REGION

DISTRICT AND TELEPHONE SUBDISTRICT OFFICES ADDRESSES NUMBERS

DISTRICT II KAMLOOPS 202 Federal Bldg., 317 Seymour St., Kdmloops, B. C., V2C 2E9 374-4322

Salmon Arm Box 1160, Salmon Arm, B.C . , VOE 2TO 832 -8037 Pri nee George Box 267, Postal Stn. A, Prince George, B.C., V2L 4S1 564 -7030 Clearwater P.O. Box 610, P.O. Building, Clearwater, B.C., VOE INO 674 -9633 Llllooet Box 315, Li1looet, B. C., VOK IVO 256-4525 Caribou Box 4340, Quesnel, B.C . , V2J 3J3 992 -2434

DISTRICT n NEW WESTMI NSTER 309 - 549 Columbia St . , New Westminster, B.C., V3L IB3 545 -7181

Surrey 309 - 549 Columbia St., New Westminster, B.C., V3L lB3 545-71BI Vancouver Waterfront 309 - 549 Columbia St . , New Westminster, B.C . , V3L IB3 545-7181 Mission Box 3308, Mission, B.C., V2V 4J5 826-3664 Chi II iwack Ste. 5, 9 Mary Street, Chilliwack, B.C., V2P 4G9 792-6011 Steves ton 1255 No. I Road, Richmond, B. C., V7E tT7 274-7217 Coqui tlam 309 - 549 Columbia St., New Westminster, B.C . , V3L IB3 545-7181 Squami sh Box 85, Squami sh, B. C., VON 3GO 892 -3230

DISTRICT 13 NANAI~

204 - 60 Front St., Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 5H7 B76 -2 74

Parksvi II e Comox Duncan Powe 11 River Pender Ha rbour

Box 1120, Parksville, B.C., VOR 2S0 Box 1328, Como x , B.C., V9N 3Z9 Box 241, Duncan, B. C., V9L 3X3 4770 Joyce Ave., Powell River, B. C., Box 10, Madeira Park, B.C., VON 2HO

V8A 3B6

248-6710 339-2031 746-6221 485-9621 883-2313

DISTRICT 14 PORT ALBERNI P.O. 80x 280, Federal Bldg., Port Alberni, B.C., V9Y 7M7 724 -0195

Tofino Tahsis Port Hardy

Box 48, Tofino, B.C., VOR 2ZO 80x 549, Tahsis, B.C., VOP IXO Box 10, Port Hardy, 8.C., VON IPO

725 -3468 934-6606 949-6422

DISTRICT 15 CAMPBELL RII'ER 215 - 950 Alder St., Campbell River, B.C., V9W .2PB 287-2102

Port Hardy Box 10, Port Hardy, B.C., VON 2PO 949-6422 Alert Bay Box 263, Alert Bay, B.C . , VON lAO 974-5216

DISTRICT '6 VICTORIA 116 - 816 Government St., Victoria, B.C., V8W IW9 566-3252

Saanich 116 - 816 Government St., Victoria, B.C., V8W IW9 566 -3252 Sooke Box 831, Sooke, B.C., VOZ INO 642-5322

DISTRICT 17 KITIMAT 312 - 450 Federal Bldg., City Centre, Kitimat, B. C., V8C 1T6 632-6158

Butedale 312 - 450 Federal Bldg., City Centre, Kitimat, B.C., V8C 1T6 632-6158 8ella Sella Box 38, Bella Bella, B.C., VOT IBO 957-2312 Se 11 a Coo I a Box 130, 8ella Coola, B.C., VOT ICO 799-5345 Rivers Inlet Dawsons Landing P.O . , Rivers Inlet, B.C., VON IMO Radio Ph .

DISTRICT 18 PRINCE RUPERT 109 - 417 Second Ave. West, Prince Rupert, 8.C., V8J IG8 624 -9137

Lower Na s s 109 - 417 Second Ave . West, Prince Rupert, B.C . , V8J IG8 624 -9137 Upper Nass P.O. Box 29, Nass Camp P.O., B. C., VON 3JO 633-2408 Skeena 109 - 417 Second Ave. West, Prince Rupert, B.C., V8J IG8 624-9137 Grenville-Principe 109 - 417 Second Ave. West, Prince Rupert, B.C., V8J 1GB 624-9137 Hazel ton Box 327, Hazelton, B.C., VOJ IYO 842-6327 Terrace 4721-B Lazelle Ave . , Terrace, B.C., V8G IR6 635-2206 Smi thers Box 578, Smithers, B.C., VOJ 2NO 847-2312

DISTRICT 19 QUEEN CHARLOTTE Box 99, Q.C. City, Queen Charlotte Islands, B. C., VOT ISO 559-4413

Sandspi t Hasset

Box 222, Sandspit, B. C., VOT lTO Box 99, Hasset, B. C., VOT IMO

637 -5340 626 -3316

DISTRICT 110 WHITEHORSE 122 Industrial Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, YIA 2T9

403667-2235

Haines Junction P.O. Box 5341, Haines Junction, Y.T., YOB ILO 403667-2235 ,

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STANDARDS USED ON STREAM DATA PAGE

Name of Stream: Name as given in Gazetteer of Canada, British Columbia 1966 edition; local or non-gazetted name~ are added in lower case type.

Conservation District: As defined by the Conservation and Protection Service (April 1965). ..

Statistical Area: As defined by Department of the Environment, Fisheries Operations Statistical Map (January 1974).

Location and Position: Defined by quadrant indexing. Each geographical quadrilateral of the earth's surface of 1 degree in extent in latitude and longitude is divided into the SE, SW, NE and NW quarters. The south-east corner of each quadrilateral gives the initial point for the figure of reference (Gazetteer of Canada).

1240 1230 1220

540 540

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530 1220 NW --------:-- -- --I,

SW SE

530 530

1240 1230 1220

Length: The portion of the stream accessible to spawning salmon.

Width: Average width, estimated to the nearest metre for the described length.

Drainage: Area in square kilometres of the entire drainage basin feeding the stream.

Composition:

Bedrock bedrock

Boulder >256 mm

Coarse 50.9 - 256 mm

Fine 3.37 - 50.8 mm

Sand & Silt

Wetted Area: Number of square metres of stream bed under water at average flows within the described length .

Spawning Area: Estimated square metres of stream bed suitable for salmon spawning within the described length.

Discharge: Mean annual discharge. Maximum and minimum values are either daily means or instantaneous discharges. The latter are identified by (Inst.). Discharge data is taken from "Historical Stream Flow Summary", British Columbia, Water Survey of Canada.

Temperature: As described. (DC)

Barriers and Points of Difficult Ascent: Complete and partial barriers to salmon and their distance from the stream mouth. Species likely to be affected may be listed. Both natural and man-made obstructions are defined.

Spawning Distribution: Portion of the stream utilized by each species. Distribution is indicated by brief comments opposite the species.

Potential of Inaccessible Portion of Stream: Indicates whether or not the inaccessible portion of the stream could be utilized by spawning salmon.

General Remarks: Emphasizes features of stream and spawning popUlations. Also includes industrial activity, routes of accessibility, etc. The comments with dates are taken from "Annual Reports of Salmon Streams & Spawning Grounds" (B.C. 16's). In some cases, references to additional information not included in the General Remarks may be given.

Escapement Records: The escapement represents the mid point of the coded range of escapement for each species. For example: the letter "H" representing 5000-10000 fish would be entered as 7500. Where absolute numbers are provided by Fisheries Personnel, these numbers are entered. N/O means the stream was inspected but no fish were observed; UNK means there was evidence of fish present but no estimates were made; NO RECORDS means no escapement records for the applicable years could be found in the escapement files.

Timing: Dates which salmon arrive in the stream, begin to spawn, reach peak spawning period and finish spawning.

E early (1st to 10th of the month) M mid (11th to 20th of the month) L = late (21st to end of the month)

NB: Distance references are from the mouth of the stream unless otherwise stated.

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Salmon Spawning Streams of Statistical Area 8

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1. ASSEEK RIVER 2. BELLA COOLA RIVER 3 . CASCADE RIVER 4. DEAN RIVER 5. DEEP BAY CREEK 6. ELCHO CREEK 7. EUCOTT BAY CREEK 8 . EVANS INLET CREEKS 9 . FISH EGG CREEK

10. FOUR LAKES CREEK 11. FRENCHMAN CREEK 12. GREEN RIVER 13. HOOK NOSE CREEK 14. JENNY BAY CREEKS 15. KILTIK COVE CREEK 16. KIMSaUIT BAY 17. KIMSaUIT RIVER (and Lake) 18. KISAMEET RIVER 19. KOEYE RIVER 20. KWATNA RIVER 21 . LARSO BAY CREEK 22. MARTIN RIVER 23. NAMU RIVER 24. NEELEETSCONNOY RIVER 25. N IEUMIAM US CREEK 26. NOEICK RI V ER 27. NOOSESECK RIVER 28. NOOTSUM RIVER 29 . aU A TLENA RIVER 30 . SAG A R CR EEK 31 . SKOWaUILTZ RIVER 32. TALEOM EY RIVER

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ESCAPEt"lENT RECORD FOR ___ T.!.!AL~ ~~ A~8_ _ _ _ _ ____________..!2S~ T IS:!..T~I~C"-.!A~.L A R~E~ _

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHE AD

1947 20475 14500 25400 14965Q 143Q

STREAM DATA

STATISTICAL AREA 8

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Asseek River

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NAME OF STREAM ______~~~S~S~E~E~K~R~I~V~E~R__________________________________~(~S~e~e~k~R~i~v~e~r~)___

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7_______ STATISTICAL AREA __________~8~____________

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~N~.~i~n~t~o~S~o~u~t~h~B~e~n~t~i~n~c~k~A~r~m~!~R~g~e~.~2~!~C~o~a~s~t~D~i~s~t~.________

POSITION 51 126 NW. ----~~~~~-----

LENGTH ____~4~.~5~_____ km WIDTH ____________ m DRAINAGE __----".........._____

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK ______ BOULDER _____ COARSE _____ FINE

SILT & SAND _____ UNCLASSIFIED ___________________________

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25 0.25 - 0.50 0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ___________ SPAWNING AREA -------------- m2 DISCHARGE (m3 /s)

TEMPERATURE (OC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT ___________________________

SPAWNING DISTRIBUTION

SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO - lower reaches CHUM - lower reaches PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR) STEELHEAD

- lower reaches

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM

GENERAL REMARKS -----~--~------------------------------------ 1964. Most of the logging debris have been removed.

- 1965. Stream is subject to flash flood due to logged off surroundings. - 1967. Very small spawning area. Spring-fed. - 1968. Drains swampy country. Spawning confined to two channels just above

intertidal zone. 1978. Watershed was logged in early 1960's.

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ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ______A_S_S_E_E_K__R_IV_E_R____________________________~~~~~~

YEAR SOCKEYE CHIN COHO CHUM I PINK STEELHEAD 1947 NO R

48 NO H~CORD I 49 400 400 1500 50 200 750 ~O51 400

~ 75~52 400 53 NOT 54 1500

~ 200

55 1500 400 56 750 750 i

57 400 200 400 58 400 400 200 59 UNK 200 200 60 N/O 200 750 61 200 1500

itJ 200 ?OO 1500 N/O 1500 64 25 400 65 750 66 75 25 750 67 N/O N/O • N/O

UNK 750 1500 69 NO RECORD 70 UNK 750 750 71 UNK 750 72 N/O 750 4000 73 1500 N/O 74 N/O 500 15000

75 I 400 100 275 11000

50 N/O 50 50 50 25 50 5000 50 25 150 1500

80 N/O NjO I 1000 81 82 83 84 85

REMARKS

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Bella Coola River

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NAME OF STREAM ______~B~E~L~L~A_C~O~O~L~A~R~I~V~E~R~______________.____________________________

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______7~_____ STATISTICAL AREA 8

LO CATION OF MOUTH ~F~l~o~w~s~W~.~i~n~t~o~N~o~r~t~h~B~e~n~t· i~n~c~k~A~rm~I~N~E~.~o~f~S~o~u~t~h~B~e~n~t~l~·n~c~k~A~r~m~!_~____

~.. 3 I Coast Dist. POSITION ___~5~2~1~2~6~S~W~._____

LENGTH 105.0 km WIDTH _________________ m DRAINAGE ____~3L7~3~0_______

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK ------ BOULDER COARSE FINE _____

SILT & SAND ___ UNCLASSIFIED

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.75 0.75 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA m2 SPAWNING AREA _____________

DISCHARGE (m 3 /s) mean - 100 max - 1163.8 (69/01/23) min - 13.7 (74/03/20)

TEMPERATURE (OC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT _______________________________________


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE betwe en Stillwater and Tenas Lake CHINOOK - in Atnarko River COHO - in Atnarko River CHUM in Bella Co a la River PINK (ODD YEAR) - in Atnarko River PINK (EVEN YEAR) in Atnarko River STEELHEAD

POTENTIAL OF I NACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM

GENERAL REMARKS - 1948. Glacial to 64.5 km. 1952. The extensive freshet that occured from the mouth of the river to the vicinity of Stuie on December 12 & 13 affected the lower spawning area and side tributaries.

- 1958. Extensive silt above Elbow Lake on SOCkeye spawning grounds. - 1959. October flood caused changes in gravel bars and in some portions of the

river bank. A rock wall was constructed to divert silty water from West Creek to Knot Lake-Kleene Kleene system.

- 1961. Diversion wall at West Creek broached during summer run off. - 1965. Most di s astrous flood since 1936 occured this year and caused extensive

damage to Atnarko River spawning areas below Stillwater. Considerable amount of gravel shifting i n the main channels.

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GENERAL REMARKS (cont.) - Bella Coola River

- 1966. October flood caused streambed and spawn loss to Bel a Coola tributaries.

- 1967. Logging has denuded watershed in most Bella Coola River tributaries. - 1968. Mid-October floods caused damage and loss of spawn in lower tributaries.

Flash floods, erosions and slides are the result of denuded watersheds in some of the lower tributaries. 1969. Ban on bear hunting in Tweedsmuir Park increased bear consi

New construction from Hotnarko to Young Creek is in

1970, and road construction in on.

- 1972. in t. 1973. restricted to small scale ions from to November. Some done at McCall flats area. A new bri foundation was completed at Noosgulch.

- 1976. A lot of redds have been left due to the water levels during the ng od.

1979. This river a large , Indian and commercial fi annual

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ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO 1947 15000 3500 7500

48 35000 3500 3500 49 75000 7 00 50 75000 15000 51 75000 15000

75000 35000 7500

59 -~---

60 61 62 75000 63 75000 64 35000 UNK 65 15000 66 6000 67 68 21300 69 15000 70 35000 7500 71 75000 35000

18000 ---22000 18000 5000 ---3500 15000 25000 50000 30000 26000 20000 23000 15000 UNK 35000 850000 ---,-

24000 7200 1 500 25000 1000000 81 --82 83

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TIMING ARRIVE MAY L. JUNE START M. AUG OCT PEAK SEPT NOV END NOV FEB

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NAME OF STREAM __________________________________________________ c~a ___~(~C~a~s~ ~d~e~R~i~v~e~r~)

CONSERVATION DISTRICT 7 STATISTICAL AREA 8

LOCA T I ON 0 F MO UTH ____~F~I~o~w~s~S~.___=i..:..:n~t:.:=o~C~a:..:::s:.:=c~a:.:=d:..:::e___=I..:..:n~l~e~t:...l,__!:N:.!!W~.___:;;o:..=f__=D~e:..::::a'"'_n'___"C:..:..h:..::::a'"'_n:....:._',____==E:....:.____.::o:..;:f'____=L:..;:i:..:.n:..:.k~_

~ Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION 52 127 NW. --~=-~~~~-----LENGTH ______4~.~0~*_______ km WIDTH ____~9~.~0~_____ m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK _________ BOULDER COARSE FINE

UNCLASSIFIED _______________________________SILT & SAND ________


> 1.00

WETTED AREA _______________ m2 SPAWNING AREA m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT _________________________________________

Impassable falls at 1.5 km on the east fork.


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM

- throughout - lower 1.0 km

PINK (ODD YEAR) - lower 1.0 km PINK (EVEN YEAR) STEELHEAD

- lower 1.0 km


GENERAL REMARKS * Combined length for east fork (1.5 km) and west fork (2.5 km). - 1965. Extensive flooding in October. - 1968. Stream is subject to flash floods.

1976. Stream has changed course but appears to have held in the main c hannel in summer. Possibility of spawn loss due to low water levels.

- 1979. Heavy scouring in this system during winter of 1978 79 accounted for 65% loss of 1978 spawn.

- 1980. 100% loss of early spawners in west fork due to extensive scouring.

12


YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO PINK STEELHEAD 1500 1

48 400 49 1500 50 1500

400 200 400 750 750 500

1500 35000 750

1500 ---_.500 750

63 64 65 66 67 68 UNK 69 UNK 70 UNK '11 72 25 200 73 200

400 --- 400 200 8000 1000

50 12000 750 50 2000 1000

100 3600 3200 ---- 50 10000 1000

TIMING

ARRIVE START

JULY SEPT

AUG SEPT SEPT OCT

AUG AUG

M. SEPT OCT

PEAK END

M. SEPT OCT

REMARKS

13

Dean River

o 20 I I

k i lometres

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14

NAME OF STREAM ______~~~~~_______________________________________________

STATISTICAL AREA __________~_____________CONSERVATION DISTRICT ________7______

____~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~___LOCATION OF MOUTH

POSITION

LENGTH ____~~~_____ km WIDTH ______________ m DRAINAGE

_______ FINE _____COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER ______ COARSE

SILT & SAND _______ UNCLASSIFIED ________--______________________

____~~~~~___

PERCENT 0.00 0.25 -0.50 -0.75 -

WETTED AREA ______________ SPAWNING AREA m2

DISCHARGE {m3

TEMPERATURE (OC)


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK

- to - to

61.0 km Takai River

COHO CHUM

- to - to

61.0 km 4.0 km

PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR) STEELHEAD

- to - to

4.0 km 4.0 km

- throw:"hout

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM ___________________________________

GENERAL REMARKS (cont.) - Dean River

fisheries of Barkley Sound, Johnstone Strait and the Dean and Bella Coola Rivers area. Fish and Wildlife Branch; Fisheries Technical Circular 39. 30 pp.

, J.W. and D.W. Narver. 1976. A resume of the Dean River fi 1971-75. Fish and Wildlife Branch; Fisheries Technical Circular 22. 27 pp .

• J.W. and W.T. Westover. 1976. Survey of the 1974 Dean River steelhead fi Fish and Wildl fe Branch; Fisheries Technical Circular 19. 33 pp.

t. J.W., W.T. Westover and S.M. Steele. 1976. of the 1975 Dean River steel head Fish and Wildlife Branch; Fisheries Technical Circular 21. 29 pp.

1

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Sketch of Dean River, 1977

o km

16

ESCAPEMENT RE CO RD FOR ____~D~E~A~N~R~~E ~R________________________I V~

YEAR SOCKEYE CHI NOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHE AD 1947 1500 7 500 3500 7200 Cl5QQ

48 750 750 750 750 750 1

17

N

t Deep Bay Creek

o I

2

I ki lomet res

-------------------

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------------

--------------------

18

NAME OF STREAM ___________________________________________________(~D~e~e~p~B~a~y~C~r~e~e~k~)~

CONSERVATION DISTRICT _______7~_____ STATISTICAL AREA __________~8~____________

LOCATION OF MOUTH Flows SE. into Carlson Inlet, W. side of Dean Chan., SW. of

Skowquiltz Bay, Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION

LENGTH ____~0~.~5________ km WIDTH _________________ m DRAINAGE ________________

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK ______ BOULDER _______ COARSE ______ FINE

SILT & SAND ______ UNCLASSIFIED ________________________________


> 1.00

WETTED AREA ____________ m2 SPAWNING AREA m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (DC)



SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK (ODD YEAR)

- intertidal - intertidal

zone zone

and and

un up

to to

0.8 km 0.8 km

PINK (EVEN YEAR) - intertidal zone and un to 0.8 km STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS

1954. A very short river (457 m long) then ascends steeply towards the mountain.

- 1965. Water was extremely low. - 1966. Stream is subject to flash flooding. - 1976. Stream is fast flowing with large boulders.

1977. Very limited spawning area .

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20

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR (Deep Bay Creek~

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK CO HO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947 7500 1 500

48 750 750 49 3500 1500 50 1500 750 5 1 1500 200 52 1500 1500 53 1500 750 54 750 75 ---55 25 25 56 100 100 57 750 75 -58 200 75 59 200 75 60 25 25 61 75 400 6 2 25 400 -- 63 400 25 64 400 25 65 NjO 40Q 66 750 400 67 750 N/O 68 UNK 750 750 69 750 70 1500 400 71 750 N/O 72 N/O N/ O N/O 73 N/O 74 i OT INSPECTED 75 I\OT INSPECTED 76 N/O N/O 77 20 30 78 flOT INS PECTED 79 I\OT INSPECTED 80 81 82

83 84 85

TIMING -ARRIVE E. AUG M. J ULY START E. AUG L. JULY PEAK L. AUG E. AUG END E. SEP T M. AUG

REMARKS

21

N

t Elcho Creek

0 2

I I kilometres

---------

22

NAME OF STREAM ______ ~H~O~C~R~E~E~K~_______________________________________________~E~L~C

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7_______ STATISTICAL AREA __________~8_____________

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~S~E~.~i~n~t~o~E~l~c~h~o~H~r~.~!~Rg~e~._3~!_C~0~a~s~t~D~i~s~t~.~_____________

POSITION ____5~2~1~2~7~S~W~.~____

LE NGTH 6.5 km WIDTH 9. 0* m DRAINAGE ----~~~----- -----~~~----

*COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER __--=.:10,...%:!L-_ COARSE _______5 5.L/.%"--_ FI NE ___3;;;,;0:;;,:;%0.... .:;",__

SILT & SAND ____=5% UNCLASSIFIED ________________________________~o___

PERCENT GRADIENT

0.00 - 0.25 0.25 - 0.50 0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ____~44~4~3~0~*__ m2 SPAWNING AREA __~3~6~1~4~5~*__ m2

DISCHARGE (m3 /s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) 9.0 (78/06/22) ~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT ____________________________________ Passable falls and cascades (2.5 and 3.5 m falls) at 185 m below the lake.



- throughout - throughout - to 1.0 km

PINK (EVEN YEAR) - to 1.0 km STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS * To 3.5 km only.

- Predators present are seals, bears and birds.

- 1964. Sockeye were observed in pools at forks.

- J965. Water l evels low during pink and chum migration.

- 1978-79. Good showing of coho fry.

1979. Some evidence of dug up redds by pink in large pools.

24

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ______~E~L~C~H~O~C~R~E~EK~___________

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD. 1947 7500 7500

48 400 3500 1500 49 750 3500 3500 50 3500 15000 3500 51 1500 15000 3500 52 1500 35000 3500 53 750 15000 3500 54 750 7500 7500 55 750 750 ! 750 56 750 15000 35000 - ----_..._57 3500 750 1500 -58 750 3500 1500 59 3500 1500 7500 -- 60 1500 3500 3500 61 3500 1500 7500 62 NIO 15000 35000 --- -63 1500 3500 1500 64 75 1500 3500 3500

I 65 3500 1500 3500 66 NIO 7500 3500 67 NIO 3500 200 68 3500 7500 7500 69 UNK 7500 750 70 1500 7500 3500 71 400 3500 200 72 200 12500 3500-. 73 200 15000 Nlo 74 200 6000 4500-75 400 4000 1000 76 400 6000 5000 77 10 200 8000 6000 78 1000 3000 4000 79 750 4000 3"'000 80 4 500 20000 3500 81 82 -83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE START

OCT OCT

M. AUG L. AUG

M. AUG L. AUG

PEAK NOV M. SEPT M. SEPT END DEC OCT OCT

REMARKS

25

Bay Creek

Z'" I o 2

kilometres

o

-------------------------------

26

NAME OF STREAM ________________________________________________~(~E~u~c~o~t~t~B~ay~~C~r~e~e~k~)__

CONSERVATION DISTRICT _______7_______ STATISTICAL AREA ________~8~______________

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~S~E~.~i~n~t~o~E~u~ __c~o~t~t~B~a~y~,~W~.~s~h~o~r~e~o~f_=D~e~a~n~C~h~a~n~.~,_=S~._=o~f __

Nasca11 L., Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION 52 127 SE. ----~~~~~-----

LENGTH ____2_._0_____ km WIDTH ______~5~.0~____ m DRAINAGE ____________

0 ___COMPOSITION: BEDROCK 20% BOU LDER __--=-1~8o/c:.:;:.0___ COARSE __~3~7~%~ FINE _~2~3....%::...o_-----":;..,;;.,:."- UNCLASSIFIED ___________________________SILT & SAND __.::;,2°:..:;.,%__

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25

I0.25 - 0.50 0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ____~1~07~0~0~___ SPAWNING AREA ______~7~83~5~___ m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) ) _________________________________~1~3~.~0~(7~8~/~0~6~/~20~





zone zone

to 0.5 km to 0.5 km



zone zone

to 0.5 km to 0.5 km


GENERAL REMARKS

- Limited spawning area. - 1956. PreSDawning mortality for pink. - 1967. Boulders and fast water above 2.0 km. - 1970. 1965 and 1968 floods washed out 1/3 of good gravel. - 1977. Log jams were cleared by Fisheries. - 1978. The juvenile rearing habitat was ideal throughout the lower section

supporting a high density of fry and fingerling.

28

ESCAPEMENT RECORD ·FOR _______________________-'(...:::E~u:..::.c.:::..:::ott ~0'e~

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947 3500 1500

48 1500 1500 49 400 1500 3500 50 750 1500 51 750 3500 52 200 3500 3500 53 200 3500 3500 54 N/O 1500 7500 55 400 750 15000 56 15000 3500 57 75 3500 7500 58 N/O 1500 750 59 750 3500 60 750 1500 61 400 7500 -62 400 3500 -63 3500 7500 64 750 3500

I 65 200 f-- 1500 66 400 7500 67 1500 75 68 UNK 750 7500 69 750 UNK 70 1500 1500-71 75 400 N/ O 72 UNK 750 3000 73 200 1500 N/ O 74 500 2000 75 200 200 400 76 200 N/O 4000 77 50 300 1500 78 N/O 150 5500 79 UNK 300 7000 80 200 3000-81 82 83 84 -85

TIMING ARRIVE OCT M. AUG AUG START OCT L. AUG E. SEPT PEAK NOV M. SEPT M. SEPT END DEC OCT L. SEPT

REMARKS ,---------------------------

29

Evans Inlet Greeks (3)

z .. o

I 2

I kilometres

\ /) '-./ /

, ' ;

,. ,',

----------------------------

30

NAME OF STREAM __________________________________________~(~E~v~a~n~s~I~n~l~e~t~C~r~e~ek~s__-_3~)_

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______7~____ STATISTICAL AREA ________~8~_______

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~S~W~.~,~W~,~a~n~d~N~W~.~i~n~t~o~E~v~a~n~s-=I~n~l~e~t~I~W~.~s~i~d~e~o~f~K~i~n~g~I~.~,__

E. of Denny I., Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION ___.....::5:..::2:-...::.1=.2.:....7....:S::.,:W:....:.___

m DRAINAGE _________LENGTH ____-=1:...:'-....:;:0'-*___ km WIDTH ______~7~.~0_*_____

* COMPOSITION: BEDROCK ______ BOU LDE R _--..,;;4~3~%~_ COARS E _----.::3;:.:::8~%~_ FINE 19%----=.:..::.-SILT & SAND _____ UNCLASSIFIED

PERCENT GRADIENT

0.00 - 0.25 0.25 - 0.50 0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ______8~9~7~5*____ m2 SPAWNING AREA ______~5~0~4~5_*___ m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) _1~3~.~0~(~7~7~!0~6~!~1~5~)______________________________________

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT _____________________________

Impassable 30 m falls at 0.25 km in # 2 stream.

Impassable cascade from 1.0 - 1.5 km in # 3 stream.


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO - near mouth CHUM - near mouth PINK (ODD YEAR) - near mouth PINK (EVEN YEAR) - near mouth STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS * Creek # 3 only.

Limited spawning area with intertidal spawning.

Extremely low water levels during dry years.

- 1965. Stream was dry throughout migration period.

32

ESCAP~:MENT RECORD FOR _________________--"-''''-'-'''"~'"___'''~'''_'''_...;:;...:....;;;..;;;.=_~_

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK I COHO CHUM PINK I STEELHEAD 1947 3500 3%H48 ! 1500

49 750 50 1 SOO 750

~.-l IoU 200 52 1500 3500 53 400 54 3500 55 200 56 1500 57 1500 58 7500 59 750 60 750 61 750 62 1500 63 25 3500 750 64 1500 1500 65 N/O N/O 66 3500 1500 67 400

3~68 LINK 1500 69 1500 LINK 70 7500 3500 71 3500 UNK 72 UNK 3500 7500 73 UNK 3500 1500 74 N/O 400 1000 75 200 76 1500 77 UNK 3000 1200 78 UNK 100 1500 79 UNK 1000 1400 80 1000 1500 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE START PEAK END

REMARKS ----------------------------------------------------------~

----------------,-----,-------_..._

33

N

t Fish Creek

o 2

kilometres

---------------

34

NAME OF STREAM ____________________________________________________~(~F~i~s~h~E~g~g~C~r~e~e~k~)

CONSERVATION DISTRICT _______7_______ STATISTICAL AREA ____________~8~__________

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~S~.~i~n~t~o~E~l~i~z~a~b~e~t~h~L~.~,~F~i~s~h_=E~g~g~I~n~l~e~t~!~F~i~t~z~H~u~g~h_=S~d~.~.___

Rge. 2, Coast Dist. POSITION ____~5~1~1~2~7~N~W~.____

LENGTH km WIDTH m DRAINAGE_______________ _______________ ________________

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER COARSE FINE --------SILT & SAND _________ UNCLASSIFIED ________________________________


> 1.00


DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (DC)




- throughout

- throughout


POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM _____________________________________

GENERAL REMARKS _______________________________________________________________

1948. Spawning beds in this river are limited. Rocky bottom and moss covered. - 1951. Water levels were low during the summer months.

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ___________,________...........;~'_~~.....!:;;,l;~~=:.::..J..._

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELliEAD 1947 UNK UNK

48 300 300 49 200 400 50 400 400 -51 200 200 52 200 200 53 200 200 54 200 200 55 UNK UNK 56 200 400 57 58 59 NOT NSPECTED BE TWEEN 1957 l'~61 60 61 62 63 64 65-66 67 NO RECORDS BE rr'WEEN 1962-1 172 68 69 70 71 72 73 N/O N/o 74 NOT INSPRC1'FD 75 ! NOT INSPRC'1'RD 76 RECORDS Dr SCONTTN1IIU 77 - '78 79 I 80 81 82 -83 84 85

TIMING ARRIVE START PEAK END

37

N

a 2t Four Lakes Creek

kilometres

__

___________________________ __

------------------------

38

NAME OF STREAM ______________________________________________~(~F~o~u~r~L~a~k~e~s~C~r~e~ek~)__

STATISTICAL AREA __________~8_____________CONSERVATION DISTRICT ____~7~______

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____F~lo~w~s~S~.~i~n~t~o~F~i~s~h~e~r~C~h~a~n~.~,-S~.-o~f_C~o~u~s~i~n~s~I~n~l~e~t~!~o~n~K~i~n~g~I~·L!_

Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION 52 127 SW.

LENGTH 0. 5 km WIDTH ------~~-----

34.0 ----~~~----

m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER __.....:.8:::.:0~%::..o__ COARS E __--'2:::..:0~%::..o FI NE

SILT & SAND _____ UNCLASSIFIED

PERCENT GRADIENT

0.00 - 0.25 o.25 - O. 50 0 - 200 m 0.50 - 0.75 200 - 400 m 0.75 - 1.00 400 - 500 m

> 1.00

m2 2WETTED AREA _____2~1~4~8~0~___ SPAWNING AREA 4295 m------~:....;:;....---

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) _1~4~.0~(~7_7~/~07~/~2~2~)___________________________

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT ________________________________________

Impassable 18 m falls at 0.5 km.


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM - intertidal zone PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

- intertidal zone

STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS

- 1979. Inspected for the first time this year for Fisheries stream inventory.

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40

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR __________________________________________~(F~o~u~r~L~a~k~e~s~C~,r~e~e~k~)__

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947

48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 -58 -59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 250 150 80 -81 82 83 84 -85

TIMING ARRIVE AUG AUG START SEPT SEPT PEAK SEPT SEPT END T OCT M. OCTL.

REMARKS

N

t o I Frenchman C reek

2

. I 1 -k Ilomet res

-------

42

FRENCHMAN CREEKNAME OF STREAM STATISTICAL AREA __________~8~____________CONSERVATION DISTRICT 7

LOCATION OF MOUTH Flows SE. into Dean Chan., E. of Ocean Falls P.O., Rge. 3,

Coast Dist. POSITION 52 127 SW.

m DRAINAGE ________________LENGTH _______5~.5~____ km WIDTH

BOULDER _______ COARSE _ ________ FI NE ______COMPOSITION: BEDROCK UNCLASSIFIED _____________________________SILT & SAND _______

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA _____________ SPAWNING AREA ______________ m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC)



SPECIES SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO - throughout CHUM - lower 1.5 PINK (ODD YEAR) - lower 1.5 PINK (EVEN YEAR) - lower 1.5 STEELHEAD

SECTION OF STREAM USED

km km km


GENERAL REMARKS

- This stream is subject to extreme low water conditions during summer. - 1955. Logging which started in 1951 has terminated. - 1965. Water levels extremely low during migration.

fish being trapped in warm pools in intertidal zone. Loss of pink spawn due to

- 1968. Falls at salt water present. Fish need high tide to enter stream. - 1969. Spawning gravel in patches up to 1.5 kmj water fast flowing and bouldery

above it. - 1970. Subject to flash flooding.

1979. Good spawning gravel throughout.

44

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ______F~R~E~N_C~H~M_A~N__C_R_E_EK~______________________________________

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947 3500 1500

48 750 750 49 1500 3500 50 200 1500 1500 51 1500 1500 1500 52 750 400 350Q 53 200 750 3500 54 400 3500 3500 55 750 400 750 56 750 3500 7500 57 400 200 200 58 400 750 200 59 1500 750 3500 60 750 400 7500 61 1500 400 7500 62 NjO 200 15000 63 400 1500 3500 64 N/O 1500 1500 65 400 1500 66 750 400 3500 67 UNK 1500 750 68 1500 3500 7500 69 N/O 400 UNK 70 1500 3500 3500 71 1500 3500 1500 72 400 750 3500 73 3500 750 74 1500 2000 75 400 200 1500 76 3500 100 2000 77 1500 300 5000 78 500 100 500 79 1000 450 25000 80 250 3000 2000 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE SEPT E. SEPT L. AUG START OCT E. SEPT E. SEPT PEAK NOV M. SEPT M. SEPT END DEC OCT E. OCT

REMARKS

45

N

t Green River

a 2

kiiometres

---------

--------------

-----------------------------------

46

NAME OF STREAM ____________________________________________________(~G~r~e~e~n~R~i~v~e~r~)__

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7______ STATISTICAL AREA __________~8~___________

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~N~.~i~n~to~D~e~a~n~C~h~a~n~.~!~R~g~e~.~3~J~C~o~a~s~t~D~i~st~._______________

POSITION 52 127 SW.

LENGTH ______~0~.5~_____ km WIDTH ______2~2~.0~____ m DRAINAGE _______________

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK __~40~%~o___ BOULDER __......:::5~0.!..::%____ COARSE __--:;,.1O::::..:%~o___ FI NE

SILT & SAND UNCLASSIFIED

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25 0.25 - 0.50 0.0 - 0.3 km 0.50 - 0.75 0.3 - 0.5 km 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00


DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) ~1~2~.0~(~7~8~/~0~6~/2~1~)____________________________________________

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT _________________________________________ Impassable cascading falls at 0.5 km.


SPECIES SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR) STEELHEAD

- throughout - throughout - throughout

tidal tidal tidal

SECTION

delta delta delta

OF STREAM USED


GENERAL REMARKS

-------------------------------------------------------------

48

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FO R ______________________________________________~(~Gur~e~e~n~R~i~v~e~r~)__

n : Al< SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD

1947 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 700 2 500 73 1500 1500 74 NOT INS PECTED 75 200 750 76 2 5 250 77 100 400 78 N/O N/O 79 25 400 80 N/O N/O 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING ARRIVE L. AUG L. AUG START SEPT SEPT PEAK SEPT SEPT END SEPT SEPT

REMARKS

49

82---b~-'~Tr.~~~~rH~~r+~r+-+-~-~~~-~~~~·

77

N

t Hook Nose Creek

o 2 I I

k i 10 met res

\ ;({ o

Sunny Island

~e~--------+---~~-+---

-----------------

_________ _____________________________ __

_____________________________________________________ __

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50

NAME OF STREAM

CONSERVATION DISTRICT

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_____

Coast Dist. POSITION 52 127 SW.

______~~~~~~~~________________________~~~~~~~~_

______~______ STATISTICAL AREA __________~____________

LENGTH _____~~_____ km WIDTH ____~~~_____ m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOUI~ER COARSE __.......:::~~_ FI NE _~""'-_ SILT & SAND UNCLASSIFIED

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25 o.25 - 0.50 throUfrhou t 0.500.75 -~0.75-

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ____~~~___ m2 SPAWNING AREA ____~6~4~6~3~0~___ m2

DISCHARGE {m3

TEMPERATURE (OC) -=~~~~~~~___________________________________



SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE - in lake tributaries CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

- throughout - below lake - below lake - below lake

STEELHEAD


52

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ____~~~~~~~~____________________~~~~~~~~~

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM I PINK STEELHEAD 1947 200 400 7500 3500

48 755 529 1200 1466 49 3500 750 750 1500 50 750 200 35()() lS0() 51 1500 200 1500 lJillQ. 52 750 750 750 15000 53 1500 750 3500 1500 54 750 b 400 1500 35000 55 3500 750 1500 1500 56 1500 750 3500 t=35000 57 1353 720 3698 2333 58 1248 668 3749 6109 59 1000 565 525 I 1350 60 268 220 1287 3165 61 126 614 1540 354 62 N/O 373 2450 8288-63 N/O N/O 3500 200 -64 750 N/O 750 750 65 N/O UNK N/O N/O 66 25 N/O 3500 7500 67 750 400 3500 200 -68 N/O ~400 3500 7500 6 N/O UNK 400 200

N/O 400 1500 3500 N/O 750 3500 3500

72 N/O I 400 _00

5000 18000 73 750 200 7500 3500 74 300 400 2000 8000 75 400 400 3500 7500

~ 250 400 600 7500 -750 300 5000 20000 300 250 1500 10000 400 400 500 5000

~ 250 400 8000 ., 82 . 83 84 85

TIMING ARRIVE JULY START SEPT PEAK SEPT END OCT

53

Jenny Creeks (3)

z ... o 2

kilometres

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-------------------------------

TEMPERATURE (DC)

5.4

NAME OF STREAM

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7_______ STATISTICAL AREA ________~~____________

____~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_____

________________________________________~~~~~~~~~~~

LOCATION OF MOUTH POSITION

______________ km 2 --~~~~~-----

LENGTH ________ km WIDTH ___________ m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER COARSE ________ FINE _____

SILT & SAND ________ UNCLASSIFIED ________________________

PERCENT GRADI~E~N~T~_________________________________________________

0.0

WETTED AREA ____________ m2 SPAWNING AREA

DISCHARGE (


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO to falls CHUM

- to - to

falls falls



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56

ESCAPEMENT RECO RD FOR ________________________________________~(~ n~n~_B ~~r~~~J~e~ v ~a~y C e e k~s~)__

YEAR SOC KEYE CHI NOOK COHO CHUM PI NK STE ELHEAD 1947 7500 7500

48 3500 3500 49 200 1500 3500 50 200 750 3500 51 200 3500 3500 52 200 7500 3500 53 400 3500 3500 54 400 7500 35000 55 200 3500 7500 56 400 3500 75000 57 200 3500 1500 58 200 1500 1500 59 N/O 1500 7500 60 400 3500 7500 61 400 1500 7500 62 N/O 3500 15000 . 63 200 7 500 7500 64 200 7500 7500 65 N/O 400 1500 66 25 3500 3500 -67 1500 750 68 UNK 7500 15000 69 UNK 3 500 UNK 70 N/O 7500 7500 71 UNK 3500 1500 72 UNK 7000 6000 73 7 5 7500 1500 74 200 5000 4000 75 200 1500 7500 76 200 750 1750 77 5 150 2500 6500 78 UNK 1200 3000 79 UNK 3400 9000 80 UNK 6800 2000 81 82 83 84 .85

TIMING

ARR I VE START

OCT OCT

M. AUG E. SEPT

M. AUG M. AUG

PEAK NO V M. SEPT M. SEPT END DEC L. SEPT E. OC T

REMARKS

N

t Kiltik Cove Creek

0 2

I I k i lomet res

! i

- ---r----+II I

_ ._-- T-····-_· I

!70 71

! I----+-._

I-f----.---."--

----------------------------

-----------------------------------

58

NAME OF STREAM ____________________________~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~______ STATISTICAL AREA ________~~_____________

____~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_____

POSITION ---=~~~~-----

LOCATION OF MOUTH

LENGTH _______________ km WIDTH _______________ m DRAINAGE _______________ km2

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER COARSE ______ FINE ______

SILT & SAND _________ UNCLASSIFIED ________________________________


> 1.00

WETTED AREA ______________ m2 SPAWNING AREA _____________ m2

DISCHARGE (

TEMPERATURE (OC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT



- in Dools - intertidal zone and beach

PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

- to 1.t::; km

STEELHEAD


60

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ____________~;..;;;...::::.;!;..!.!.._=~~~~~~~~~'_~:£;..l.._

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947

48 49 NO RECOR S BETWEEN 1 ( 47-1951 50 - 51 52 75 400 53 NO RECORD 54 200 3500 1500 55 I 200 75 56 I 200 200 57 200 400 -58 200 1500 -59 400 400 -60 N/O 750 61 75 62 200 -63 25 200 25

N/O N/O N/O -

64 65 N/O N/O 66 200 67 UNK N/O 68 UNK 750 750 69 NOT INSPECTED 70 NOT INSPECTED 71 NOT INSPECTED -- 72 N/O N/O N/O 73 N/O N/O 74 N/O N/O N/O 75 N/O N/O N/O 76 e 600 77 N/o N 78 N/O 50 79 NOT TNSPECTED 80 NOT INSPECTED 81 82 83 84 85 - ----

TIMING

ARRIVE START PEAK END REMARKS _________________________________

61

N Kimsquit Bay

tol

t t-o

0 2

I I k i 10 met res

~

::r: ~

~

___________________________ _

62

KIMSQUIT BAY (Cannery Bay)NAME OF STREAM

7 STATISTICAL AREA ______~8~_________CONSERVATION DISTRICT

LOCATION OF MOUTH E. side of Dean Chan., Hge. 3, Coast Dist.

POSITION 52 126 NW.

LENGTH km WIDTH __________ m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK _________ BOULDER ------COARSE FINE SILT & SAND __ UNCLASSIFIED___

PERCENT GRADIENT

0.00 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ___________ SPAWNING AREA _________

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT ___________________________________


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM - beach PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR) STEELHEAD

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM __________________________

GENERAL REMARKS - Tidal water spawning. - 1970. Barge loading by logging company created considerable bark deposit. - 1971. Log dump and log storage on this beach. - 1972. Light escapement possibly due to fishing pressure in Dean Channel. - 1973. The log dump on this beach takes up considerable spawning area, disturbs

the fish while holding and spawning, and causes bark and debris to accumulate on the beach and on the sea bottom.

- 1976. Main log dump was removed by B.C. Forest Service this summer. 1978. Logging operations by McDonald Cedar Products was completed in mid-Nov.

------

C old dump

63

Sk e t c h o f

Kimsqui t Bay, 1977

N

x

f

Q)

Q)

u ~

0 0.4 I I

km I

CM

CM

Kimsqui t !:lay

s ite

C

eM

eM

eM

eM

Felix's place

64

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR __~K~I:..:.. T _B:::.;A~Y ____---,(:....:C:..:::a:.:.:n:..:..:n:.:::e.::..y_ LtM"",S"",Q..;:;U.;::.l .;::. =---__________ r ,,- B;:::.a:::,Y ) _

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK CO HO CHUM PINK STEELHE AD 1947 NO REC ORD

48 NO RECORD 49 UNK - -50 3500 51 3500 52 3500 53 3500 -54 1500 55 3500 56 3500 57 1500 58 1500-59 1500 60 1500 61 3500 62 1500 63 3500 64 3500 65 200 66 7500 67 3500 68 7500 69 7500 70 7500 71 7500 72 2750 73 2000 74 300 75 1500

,

76 1000 77 4500 78 1000 79 1000 80 6250 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE M. AUG START M. AUG PEAK M. SEPT END OCT

REMARKS _____________________________________________

65

N

t Kimsquit River

0 10

I I kilomet res

66

NAME OF STREAM ______~K~I~M~S~Q~U~I~T~R~IV~E~R~(~a~n~d~L~a~ke~)________________________________

CONSERVATION DISTRICT _______7_______ STATISTICAL AREA ________~8~____________

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~·~S~.~il~l~to~~h~e~a~d~o~f~D~e~a~n~C~h~a~n~·L,~R~g~e~.~3~,~C~o~a~s~t~D~i~s~t~.~______

POS I T I ON __.....:5~2=........!1;.!;;2..:..7-..!..!.NE!;!.!..._____

LENGTH ____5.:;,...6.:....-.5"--___ km WIDTH _______4~0~.~0~*_____ m DRAINAGE ____________

*COMPOSI TION: BEDROCK ____~l":..:..%___ BOULDER __...;;:3~7..:..:%~_ COARSE 27% FINE 17%

~1~8~%~_ UNCLASSIFIED __________________________SILT & SAND ____

PERCENT GRADIENT

0.00 0.25 0.25 - 0.50 0.50 0.75 0.75 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ___8~5~3.:;....0.:;....0.:;....0~*____ SPAWNING AREA 405500* m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) ~1~1~.0~(~7~8~/~0~7~/~19~)~___________________________________________


Passable canyon at 13.0 km.


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE - below and in lake CHINOOK - to 20.0 km COHO throughout CHUM - side channels and tributaries below the canyon PINK (ODD YEAR) - side channels and tributaries below the canyon PINK (EVEN YEAR) - side channels and tributaries below the canyon STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS * To 10.5 km only. - There is a large seal population at the mouth of this stream. - River is subject to high water levels because of glacier. - 1950. Very high turbulent water caused changes in the stream course. - 1957. This river has a very dense undergrowth. - 1962. Furthest point of access to man is 24.0 km. - 1966. Spawning area was flooded in October. - 1977. Enumeration difficult due to glacial silt. - 1980. Water levels were low throughout the spawning season. 25% of chum spawn

was destroyed by September freshet. Sparmack Timber Ltd. have built 12 km of road up to Kimsquit River.

http:5~2=........!1;.!;;2..:..7-..!..!.NE

----

68


YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO PINK AD 1947 750 3500 1500 7500 7500

48 3500 1500 3500 7500 7500 49 7500 750 7500 7500 3500 50 7500 750 7500 15000 7500 51 7500 3500 7500 35000 15000 52 7500 1500 7500 35000 7500 53 7500 750 3500 75000 54 15000 1500 7500 55 3500 1500 7500

7500 7500

UNK UNK

N N N N N

15000 3500

69 3500 UNK 70 3 00 3500 71 75000 ~O 35000 -- 72 13500 75 N/O 65000 73 3500 200 3500 85000 74 3500 25 3500 50000 75 35000 25 3500 45000

-~-----

76 25000 150 4000 35000 15000 77 10000 200 500 78 12000 400 5000 5000 79 8000 400 35000 100

7500 400 1500 30000 15000

TIMING ARRIV SEPT E. AUG START OCT E. AUG PEAK NOV L. AUG END SEPT DEC OCT

69

~

\ Kisameet River

2

kilometres

70

NAME OF STREAM

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7_______ STATISTICAL AREA

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~___

______________________________________________~~~~~~~~__

________~~_____________

_______________WIDTH ______~1~8~.~____ m DRAINAGE

ITION: BEDROCK BOULDER ________ COARSE _--..:::6~0%!.:::.o__ FINE _---'-=_ SIL T & SAND _________ UNC LASSI FlED _____________________________

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25 o.25 - 0.50 0 . 0 - O. 5 km 0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

___~~~~__ SPAWNING AREAWETTED AREA ---~""""'----

DISCHARGE {m3/s}

TEMPERATURE (OC)


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE ake tributaries CHINOOK COHO CHUM

POTENTIAL OF BLE PORTION OF STREAM _____________________~----------___

72

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ______________________--.l..;=;:.:;;:;:.:=.-:::.......::..:.:::..::....:;;.;:;.....I-.

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO t- CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1500 200 2001947 " v 48 750 400 400 750 49 3500 400 I 400 3500 50 3500 1500 3500 1500 51 1500 400 400 1500 52 1500 750 750 3500 53 3500 750 400 200 54 3500 1500 3500 3500 55 3500 750 200 200 -56 1500 750 750 200 57 3500 200 200 58 750 750 200 200 59 750 UNK 200 400 60 750 N/O 200 750 61 400 1500 75 J ::;00 62 1500 N/O 200 31')00 63 N/O N/O 2QO i 200 64 25 7':' 200 ;::Jon 65 ;=l N/o N/o 66 200 1500 67 N/O 400 200 68 NOT INSPECTED 69 NOT INSPECTED 70 UNK . N/O 750 400 71 1500 UNK 400 750-72 * * 200 750 73 750 200 400 400 74 N/O 200 500 500 75 * 400 400 1500 76 200 400 100 2500 77 * F300 500 7000 78 * 200 I 3000 5000 79 500 i 200 200 6000 80 200 ! UNK ! UNK 5000 81 82 83 84 85 .

TIMING

RE~lARKS ----------------------~-----------------------

'r1

lau

>-l

N

(f) elpie oint 0

C

Z

N

~ Koeye River

0

I 10

I ki lomet res

74

NAME OF STREAM ____ _______________________________~KO~E~Y~E~R~I~V~E~R~__________________


LOCATION OF MOUTH Flows W. into Fitz Hugh Sd. , Rge. 2, Coat Dist.

POSITION 51 127 NW.

LENGTH ______~1~9~.~5~___ km WIDTH ______~3~6~.~0~*_____ m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK _________ BOULDER _______ COARSE FINE

SILT & SAND _________ UNCLASSIFIED

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.50 0.75 0.75 - 1. 00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA __~2~5~9~0~4~0~*____ SPAWNING AREA __~1~5~3~9~3~5~*___ m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) 2.22 (54/03/01); 3.33 (52/03/12); 14.0 (75/09 / 10)




- lake tributaries

COHO CHUM

throuQ'hout - between canyon and lake

PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

- un to and some in lake un to and some in lake

STEELHEAD

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM ______________________________________

GENERAL REMARKS * To 8.5 km only. Large commercial fishery at the mouth of the stream for local and passing stocks.

- 1951. Cribbing installed in 1937 was destroyed by heavy rains. - 1953. Cribbing to divert salmon to main spawning channel was rebuilt this fall. - 1958. Rock cribbing below the canyon and falls was washed out during the winter

floods. - 1960. The new rock cribbing was installed by Fisheries engineering branch. - 1963. Rock cribbing below falls at the outlet of lake is deteriorating.

1965. Water level was extremely low during pink migration; fish remained in intertidal zone. October flood washed out most of pink spawn.

- 1966. The flood in October caused substantial pink and chum spawn loss. - 1967. Extensive Indian food fishery.

75

GENERAL REMARKS (cont.) - Koeye River

- 1971. The second run of pink dug up 25% of the redds. - 1976. Spawners overcrowded in the upper portion of the river. - 1980. Large commercial fishery at mouth for both local and passing stocks.

76


n:AR SOCKEYl:: CHINOOK COHO CHUM 1947 UNK

48 3500 100000 49 50 51 52 53 100000 54 75000 55 3500 7500 75000 56 3500 3500 7500 75000 57 7500 3500 750 75000 58 750 3500 400 3500 59 3500 UNK 400 3500 60 UNK 750 7500

7500 75000

6

750 35000 15000 60000

UNK 125000 72 3500 3500 75000 73 3500 75 60000 UNK 74 85000 UNK 75 47500 76 200000 77 110000 78 90000 79 70000 80 30000 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE JUNE START SEPT PEAK OCT END NOV

M. E. L.

AUG SEPT SEPT

OCT

REMARKS

77

N

~ Kwatna River

0

I kilomet res

--------

78

NAME OF STREAM ______~I~ZW~A~T~N~A~R~I~V~E~R~______________________________________________


LOCATION OF MOUTH Flows W. into Kwatna Bay, E. of Kwatna Inlet, Rge. 3,

POSITION 52 127 SE.Coas t Dist.

LENGTH ____~1~7~.~5~____ km WIDTH ______4~1~.~5______ m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK _________ BOULDER _______ COARSE FINE

SILT & SAND ________ UNCLASSIFIED ________________________________


> 1.00

WETTED AREA _______________ m2 SPAWNING AREA ______________ m2

DISCHARGE (m 3/s)

TEMPERATURE (DC) ~1~0~.~0~(~75~/~0~9~/~2~2~)_____________________________________________

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT __________________________________________


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE - throughout CHINOOK COHO

- above 10.0 km - throughout

CHUM PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

- to 16.0 km - to 10.0 km - to 10.0 km

STEELHEAD

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM --------------------------.----------

GENERAL REMARKS - River subject to flash flOOding. - Large population of seal in estuary. - Stream is sUbject to sports fishing pressur.e in the fall. - 1963. Good spawning gravel throughout. - 1965. October floods caused heavy damage. - 1971. Logging (10 year harvesting plan) commenced this year. - 1977. Poor road construction practices have resulted in silting. - 1978. Poor sports fishing in fall. This system has suffered considerable damage

due to poor logging practices. - 1979. Coho fishing in the fall showed little improvement. - 1980. Wate r quality on tributaries should be monitored as logging has progressed

above the spawning areas.

79

Camp

M

Sketch of Kwatna River, 1977

o I

CK

1.5

km

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

80


Yf::AR 1947

48

49

50

52

53

5

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

REMARKS

CHUM

7500

1500 3500

75000

15000

75000

35000

75000

35000

35000

15000 35000

15000 75000

15000 3500

75000

75000

65000

125000

45000

80000

40000

40000

80000

35000

SOCKEYE

2

LINK LINK

CHINOOK

750

400

400

150

300

COHO

1500

3500

3500

3500

7500

7500

81

N

t L arso Bay Creek

o 2

k i I 0 met res

----------

---------------

---------------------------------------

82

NAME OF STREAM ________________________ (Larso Bay or Camp Creek)

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ________7______ STATISTICAL AREA 8

LOCATION OF MOUTH __~F~l~o~w~s~S~E~.~l~·n~t~o~L~a~r~s~o~B~a~y~!~E~.~S~l~d~e~o~f~S~o~u~t~h~B~e~n~t~in~c~k~A~r~m~!____· __

Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION 52 126 SW. ----~~~~~~---

LENGTH km WIDTH m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK _________ BOULDER COARSE FINE

SILT & SAND UNCLASSIFIED


> 1.00


DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (DC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT ___________________________________________ Impassable steep gradient and large boulders at 412 m.


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM - beach and intertidal zone PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

- beach - beach

and and

intertidal intertioFll

zone z()nl"

STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS

A small stream with limited spawning area.

- 1973-76. Logging camp and booming ground located at Larso Bay. - 1977. Logging not in operation this year. - 1978. Allison Logging Co. completed their operation.

1979. Crown Zellerbach is harvesting in this watershed this year. Stream is becoming overgrown.

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84

ES C A PEME N T RE CO RD FO R _________________--'-(:::..L::::.a::....r::..so=---:B::,;a:::,.yL....:0:::.:r:..-...;C::.;:a::,:.m:.:.l;p=-.::C:..:.·r~e:...::e:..:.:k~)_

YI': AR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947 NO RECORD

48 NO RECORD 49 750 750 50 200 400 51 1500 200 52 750 200 53 750 200 54 400 750 55 75 25 56 75 75 57 75 75 58 75 75 59 75 75 60 75 200 61 200 750 62 400 200 63 400 25 '-64 750 750 65 400 66 300 67 400 68 750 69 400 70 400 7 1 400 72 750 N/O --73 750 74 100 600 75 400 76 250 1250 77 40 N/ O 78 10 25 79

.. 10 25 80 25 25 81 ,-82 83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE E. SEPT AUG START E. SEPT AUG PEAK M. SEPT SEPT END L. SEPT OCT

REMARKS

85

N

l Martin River

0 2

ki lomet res

--------------

-------------------

86

NAME OF STREAM ______~MA~R~T~I~N~R~I~V~E~R~_______________________________________________

CONSERVATION DISTRICT _______7_______ STATISTICAL AREA ________~8~____________

LOC AT I ON 0 F MOUTH .!..F-=I::=.o~w:=.s~S....:..~i.:.:nc.::t::=.o~C~o~u;.:::s~i.:.:n:.:::s~I..!..;n:..=l;..:::e~t:...J!___!.:N~W~~.----"o,-",f----"O,-,=c:..:::e:..>:a....n:........:.F-"a:..=I"",I-=s..........P..:......::O:....:.,-,!,-____ ____

Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION 52 127 SW.

LENGTH 10.0 km WIDTH m DRAINAGE ________________

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER ________ COARSE ______ FINE

SILT & SAND _____ UNCLASSIFIED _______________________________


> 1.00

WETTED AREA SPAWNING AREA m2

DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (DC)




- thr- to

oughout 5.0 km

PINK (ODD YEAR) - to 5.0 km PINK (EVEN YEAR) - to 5.0 km STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS

- This river is located at the townsite of Ocean Falls. - This stream receives sport fishing pressure.

1952. A community of 25 houses was draining water from this river for domestic

us e .

- 1965. This stream was almost dry during pink and chum migration. - 1977. Jigging throughout the years has resulted in a ban on treble hooks during

spawning season.

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88

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ______~~~~~~_______________________________________

YEAR SOCKEYE OHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947 t=i 1500 750 48 400 400 49 750 750

50 1500 400 750 51 750 750 2.00 52 750 200 200 53 750 75 200 54 3500 200 200 5 3500 25 75 5 1500 200 200 57 750 75 200 58 400 25 200 59 3500 2j 200 60 750 75 75 61 3500 75 1500 62 1500 75 200 63 200 75 200 64 750 750 400 65 UNK N/O N/O 66 200 i 400 N/O 67 N/O 1500 200 68 750 3500 750 69 750 750 N/O 70 UNK 3500 400

*=t 3500 7500 3500 2500 1500 750 1000 3500 400

•

74 2000 11000 500 75 750 1500 75 76 4200 1200 100 I

2500 2000 1000 750 10000 15°33800 ~

650 lnnn 200

82 83

li=i

REMARKS

89

Namu River

o 2

kilometres

---------- -----------

90

NAME OF STREAM ______~N~A~M~U~R~I~V~E~R~_______________________________________________

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7_______ STATISTICAL AREA __________~8~____________

LOCATION OF MOUTH __~F~l~o~w~s~S~\~~~.~l~·n~to o=a~s~t_D~i~s~t~._________________~N~a~m~u~H~r~.~I_R~g~e~._2~!_C~

POSITION 51 127 NW. --~-=~~~-----

LENGTH ____~1~3~.~O______ km WIDTH ______________ m DRAINAGE

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK _________ BOULDER COARSE FINE ------SILT & SAND UNCLASSIFIED


> 1.00

WETTED AREA m2 SPAWNING AREA m2

DISCHARGE (m3 /s)

TEMPERATURE (OC) ~12~.~0~(~7~7~/0~7~/~0~6~)_____________________________________________

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT ________________________________________



- between Namu and Draney Lakes

COHO - between Namu and Draney Lake s CHUM PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

- between - between - between

Namu Namu Namu

and Dran ev and Draney and Dranev

Lakes Lakes Lakes

STEELHEAD

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM _____________________________________

GENERAL REMARKS

- Indian food fishery throughout.

Poaching by local non-Indian residents is a constant problem. - 1965. Water level s were extremely low during pink and chum migration. - 1967. This river is commercially fished. - 1980. Due to high fluctuative water levels this stream was only inspected once.

92

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ____~~~~~___________________________________________

50

YEAR 1947

48 49

3500

SOCKEYE 1500 3500 3500

CHINOOK

1500

COHO 750

1500 1500

CHUM 1000

25

.,,"

PINK 1000

400 750

STEELHEAD

52 51

53 54 55

1500 3500

1500 3500

750 3500

1500 3500

750 750 750

1500

]5 200

75 25

200 400

200 200

25

59

56 57 58

7500

750

1500

750 750

75 200

750

200 200

75

60 3500 750 75 200 61 3500 1500 200 1500 62 1500 1500 75 150Q 63 1500 1500 75 200 64 65

750 750 N/O NfO

N/O

66 1500 1500

3500 1500

750 1500 N/O

67 1500 UNK 4QQ 2illl 68 750 1500 1500 3500 69 1500 750 200 - N/o 70 71 72

7500

* = F 3500 400 NOT IN~PECTED

400 400 75.0

73 74 75 76 77

N/O N/O *

750 N/O N/O 400

400 500 400

50

15.Q IQOO

750 750 500

80

78 79

81 N/O

~ 350

3500 N/O

400 N/O 400

NLo

300 NiO

50 N/O

200 200

83 82

84 85

TIMING ARRIVE START PEAK END

E. SEPT OCT OCT DEC

E. SEPT SEPT SEPT

AUG E. SEPT

SEPT SEPT

REMARKS

93

N

t Neeleetsconnoy River

0 10

I I ki lomet res

-----

94

NAME OF STREAM ______~~~~~~~~R~lV~E~R~________ . _______________________________

CONSERVATION DISTRICT

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____

____________ STATISTICAL

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_______

km WIDTH ____________ m DRAINAGE _____________

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK ________ BOULDER COARSE ______ FINE ____

UNCLASSIFIED _____________________________

LENGTH ___2--"-___

SILT & SAND

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 - 0.25

0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ____________ m2 SPAWNING AREA ____________ m2

DISCHARGE (m3

TEMPERATURE (OC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT _________________________________



"Co - side

m channels


- side - side

channels channels

POTENTIAL OF INACCESS PORTION OF STREAM _____________________

GENERAL

ones are created continuousl. Good

96

ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ____~N=E=E~L~EE~T~S~C~O~N~N~O~Y~R~I~V~ER~__________________________________

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD -1947 25 750 3500 3500

48 750 7")() 1500 49 750 1500 7")00

50 200 1 ~OO ::\~OO 51 LlOO 1 ")00 ::\"i00 52 200 3500 UNK 53 750 7500 3500 54 3500 750 750 55 400 400 750 56 1500 3500 7500 57 1500 7500 7500 58 1500 7500 3500 59 UNK 1500 7500 60 UNK 750 7500 61 3500 400 7500 -62 750 7500 35000 63 N/O 400 1500 64 N/ O 7500 15000 65 UNK 200 1500 66 1500 1500 7500 67 UNK 3500 200 UNK 68 1500 15000 15000 69 UNK 200 75 70 3500 7500 7500 71 400 750 750 72 N/O 1500 3500 73 -N/O 6000 N/O 74 200 500 25000 75 400 750 750 76 400 1500 20000 77 200 400 800 78 100 450 15000 79 200 3000 3000 80 100 6000 5000 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE SEPT AU G AUG START OCT M. AUG AUG PEAK NOV L. AUG L. AUG END DEC SEPT SEPT REMARKS ________________________________________.________________________________

97

N

f Nieumiamus Creek

0 2 Bella Coola

kilometres

-------------

------------------------------

98

NAME OF ______~N~T~E~l~JM~I~A~M~U~STREAM S~C~R~E~E~K__________________~(~T~a~l~l~h~e~o~C~an~n~c~r~y~C~r~e~e~k~)~

STATISTICAL AREA __________~8~____________CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7_______

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o ~l~·n~c~k o~f~B~e~l~l~a_C~o~o~l~a~,______~w~s~S~E~.~i~n~t~o~N~o~r~t~h~B~e~n~t ~A~r~m~I~N~W~.~

Rge. 3, Coast Dist. POSITION __~5~2~1~2~6~S~W~.______

LENGTH _______________ km WIDTH ______________ m DRAINAGE ________________

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK BOULDER COARSE ________ FINE _____

SILT & SAND UNCLASSIFIED ________________________________


> 1.00

WETTED AREA _____________ m2 SPAWNING AREA m2

DISCHARGE (m 3 /s)

TEMPERATURE (OC)

BARRIERS OR POINTS OF DIFFICULT ASCENT _________________________________________ Passable canyon and falls at 183 m.



- in te rtidal - intertidal

PINK (EVEN YEAR) - intertidal STEELHEAD


GENERAL REMARKS

- 1977. Inspected for the first time. - 1978. Nature of creek above the canyon is unknown.

100

ESCAPEME NT RECORD FOR ______~N~I~E=U~M~I~A~ ~E~E~K ( ~a~1~1h~e~o ~r~y~C~:r~e~M~US~C~R ~______________~T~ ~C~a~n~n~e e~k~)__

YEA R SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD

1947 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 250 250 78 250 750 79 500 1200 80 700 2000 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING ARRIVE E. AUG AUG START E. AUG L. AUG PEAK M. AUG E. SEPT END L. SEPT OCT

REMARKS

101

N

t Noeick River

0 10

kilomet res

102

NAME OF STREAM ______ V~ER~____________________________________________~N~O~E~I~C~K~R~I~ ___

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~7_______ STATISTICAL AREA 8

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~lo~w~s~W~.~i~n~t~o~ · n~c~k~~A~r~m~,~S~.~o~f~H~a~g~e~n~s~b~o~r~g~,__________S~o~u~t~h~B~e~n~t~l~

Rge. 3, Coast Dist.

LENGTH ______9:::..:...:.5=--__ km WIDTH

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK _________ BOULDER _______ FINE _____

SILT & SAND ________ UNCLASSIFIED

PERCENT GRADIENT 0.00 0.25 0. 25 0.50 0.50 0.75 0.75 - 1.00

> 1.00

2WETTED AREA ____~8~7~6~3~6~0____ SPAWNING AREA ____....;1:;.;4:..;7:....:o9~3~5:.....__ m

DISCHARGE (m3 / s )

TEMPERATURE (DC) /~07~/~2~3~)~_____________________________________7~.0~(~7~7L __


Impassable canyon and falls at 9.5 km.


SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR)

to - to

to - to - to

9.5 km 9.5 km 6.5 km 6.5 km 6.5 km

STEELHEAD

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM __________________________________

Ideal gravel composition for spawning to 33.5 km.

GENERAL REMARKS - Glacial silt is a constant problem in this river. - 1963. Observation diffi cult due to muddy water. - 1964. Extensive flood damage in 1962 obliterated good seeding of pink. - 1967. Watershed has been extensively logged. - 1970. River is subject to very severe flash floods in the past 15 years. Most

of the spawning gravel have been washed out of the riverbed. - 1972-74. Enumeration difficult due to glacial coloring. Estimates were based

mainly on carcass counts.

1976-79. Sports fishery on springs and coho by loggers living in the camp near the river.

- 1980. Not adequately inspected as there was no jet boat available. Water colour

presented poor visibiljty

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ESCAPEMENT RECORD FOR ____~N~O~E~I~C~K~R~I~V~E~R__________________________________________

YEAR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD 1947 1500 7500 350Q

48 750 1500 ~5QQ 49 1500 3500 3500 50 750 7500 3500 51 1500 15000 7500 52 750 7500 3500 53 750 3500 750 54 750 400 750 ~.Q 55 400 200 400 56 750 750 750 57 750 750 750 58 750 3500 400 59 UNK 750 400 60 N/O 1500 750 61 750 7500 62 1500 7500 63 N/O 750 750 64 N/O 25 25 65 NOT INSPECTED 66 N/ O N/O N/ O

>

67 N/ O N/O N/O 68 UNK 400 750 69 N/O UNK N/ O 70 750 400 71 NOT INSPECTED 72 750 1500 1500-73 1500 3500 N/O 74 400 1000 10000 75 750 750 '75 76 250 1500 1500 3000 77 100 200 N/ O N/ O 78 UNK 250 75 75 79 100 1500 2000 2000 80 UNK UNK UNK 81 82 83 84 85

TIMING

ARRIVE SEPT AUG AUG START OCT AUG AUG PEAK END

NOV DEC

SEPT SEPT

SEPT SEPT

REMARKS ________________________________________________________________________

105

N

t Nooseseck River

o 2 I I

k ilomet res

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------------

106

NAME OF STREAM ______~N~O~O~S~E~S~'E~'C~'K~R~l~V~~H~__________________________l(~G~r~e~e~n~B~a~y~R~i~v~e~rL)___

CONSERVATION DISTRICT _______7______ STATISTICAL AREA __________8~_____________

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~F~l~o~w~s~S~E~._l~·n~t~o~G~r~e~e~n~B~a~y~!~N~o~r~t~h~~Be~n~t~in~c~k~~A~rm~I_R~g~e~.~3~!________

Coast Dist. POS I T I ON _--",5~2-=-1::.:26~S~W:.....:.___

LENGTH _______2_._5______ km WIDTH ________________ m DRAINAGE ________________

COMPOSITION: BEDROCK ______ BOULDER ________ COARSE ______ FINE

SILT & SAND ______ UNCLASSIFIED _______________________________


> 1.00


DISCHARGE (m3/s)

TEMPERATURE (OC)



SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK (ODD YEAR) PINK (EVEN YEAR) STEELHEAD

- to - to - to - to

2.5 km 1.5 km 1.5 km 1.5 km

POTENTIAL OF INACCESSIBLE PORTION OF STREAM ___________________________________

GENERAL REMARKS - Heavy gill net fishery near the mouth. - Beyond 2.5 km this stream is fast and bouldery. - 1965. Streambed extensively damaged by October flood. - 1967-69. Subject to flash floods. - 1972. The river has stabilized in its new channel at the mouth. - 1978. Watershed was logged by steam and rail in 1923 28.

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108

ESCAPEMENT RE CORD FOR ______N~O~O~S~E~S~E~C~K R~I~V~E~R______________________~(~G~r~ )~ ee~n~B~a~y~R~i~v~e~r~

YE AR SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO CHUM PINK STEELHEAD

1947 750 750 1500 48 750 400 1500 49 750 1500 3500 50 750 3500 3500 51 3500 1500 3500 52 200 7500 3500 53 400 3500 1500 54 400 1500 3500 55 200 750 3500 56 UNK 1500 3500 57 200 1500 3500 58 400 7500 3500 59 3500 1500 7500 60 N/O 1500 3500 61 NLO 750 15000 62 N/O 3500 35000-63 N!O 7500 7500 64 N/O 400 400 65 400 3500 66 200 3500 67 UNK 1500 400 68 3500 3500 15000 69 N/O 750 400 . 70 N/O 750 1500 71 N/O 400 N/O 72 N/O 750 3000 -73 400 3500 N/O 74 400 500 10000 75 200 750 7!,)O 76 400 350 6500 77 UNK 250 2000 78 UNK 100 1500 79 N/O 350 8000 80 N/O 100 1000 81 82 83 84 85 .

TIMING

ARRIVE OCT M. AUG M. AUG START PEAK

OCT NOV

L. AUG M. SEPT

E. SEPT M. SEPT

END DEC L. SEPT L. SEPT

REMARKS

109

N

o 2\ Nootsum River

ki lometres

110

NAME OF STREAM ______~~~~~~~______________________________________________

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ______~______

LOCATION OF MOUTH ____~~=-~~~~~~~~~2_~~~~~~~~~_______________

POS I TI ON ___:::..::::..--=~..:.:..:.:...::..-__

STATISTICAL AREA

l.ENGTH ______4~.0~_____ km WIDTH ______~~_____ m DRAINAGE _______________

COMPO~ITION: BEDROCK BOULDER COARSE __--=:..=___ FI NE 20% SILT & SAND UNCLASSIFIED

----~--

PERCENT GRADIENT

0.00 - 0.25 0.25 - 0.50 throughout 0.50 - 0.75 0.75 - LOO

> 1.00

WETTED AREA ____~~~____ SPAWNING AREA ____~~~____ m2

DISCHARGE (m3

TEMPERATURE (OC)



SPECIES SECTION OF STREAM USED SOCKEYE CHINOOK COHO - throughout CHUM - intertidal to 2.5 km

lPINK (ODD intertidal to 2.5 km PINK (EVEN YEAR) - intert

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