PLATE 1. Bank slump located in lower section of Reach 1 of Antler Creek. Note fine materials in the exposed bank, abundance of deadfall and logging activity beyond crest of bank.

PLATE 2. Reach 1 of Antler Creek showing predominance of glide habitat, low instream habitat diversity and stable banks with willow growth.

PLATE 3. Eroding gravel bar in Reach 2 of Antler Creek indicating high mobility of gravel in this reach.

PLATE 4. Back channel habitat in Reach 2 of Antler Creek showing instream organic debris and overhanging bank vegetation.

PLATE 5. Reach 3 of Antler Creek showing typical riparian vegetation of mature conifers with deciduous growth adjacent to the channel edge. Note multiple channels, exposed gravel bars and high frequency of debris jams.

PLATE 6. Multiple channel section of Reach 3 in Antler Creek showing exposed gravel bar with a high proportion of sands. Note slump on valley wall extending to edge of wetted channel.

PLATE 7. Typical habitat conditions in Reach 6 of Antler Creek showing glide habitat with stable, vegetated banks.

PLATE 8. Active slump on left bank in Reach 6 of Antler Creek.

PLATE 9. Reach 7 of Antler Creek showing glide/riffle complex with sandy gravel bar in foreground and minor bank failures on the far side of the creek.

PLATE 10. Upper section of Reach 7 of Antler Creek in the area influenced by placer mining activity showing extensive deposition areas and unstable banks.

PLATE 11. Pool habitat with large organic debris in Reach 8 of Antler Creek. Note slumping bank on right side of creek and gravel riffle habitat in foreground.

PLATE 12. Typical riffle section in Reach 8 of Antler Creek showing stable stream banks and occasional mid-stream boulders.

PLATE 13. Typical riffle habitat found in Reach 9 of Antler Creek showing low and stable banks vegetated with grasses and conifers. Note moderate degree of under-cutting.

PLATE 14. Typical glide/riffle sequence in Reach 10 of Antler Creek showing mature conifer vegetation along stable banks.

PLATE 15. Unnamed tributary flowing into Reach 10 of Antler Creek showing high gradient cobble riffle section downstream of logging road culvert. Note disturbances caused by previous placer mining activity.

PLATE 16. Reach 11 of Antler Creek showing gravel bed adjacent to a run habitat at the confluence of a side channel area. Note low, stable banks.

PLATE 17. Waterfall (1 m high) through rock chute in upper cascade section of Reach 12 of Antler Creek.

PLATE 18. Shallow cobble/riffle habitat in lower section of Reach 12 of Antler Creek.

PLATE 19. Steep cobble strewn riffle habitat which is typical of Reach 13 in Antler Creek. Note stable banks with boulder and cobble materials and mature riparian vegetation.

PLATE 20. Eroding bank in Reach 13 of Antler Creek located immediately downstream of Nugget Gulch Creek. Note sediment plume evident from tributary inflow.

PLATE 21. Section of steep, cobble strewn riffle habitat which is typical of Reach 14 of Antler Creek. Note eroding bank in background and the presence of large boulders in the channel.

PLATE 22. Debris jam and cascade in Reach 14 of Antler Creek. Note confinement of channel by encroaching valley wall.

PLATE 23. Exposed gravel/cobble bar in Reach 1 of Summit Creek showing small organic debris on floodplain and height of riparian shrub growth along channel.

PLATE 24. Slumping bank in Reach 1 of Summit Creek located upstream of riffle/pool habitat sequence showing high abundance of deadfall in channel.

PLATE 25. Glide habitat in Reach 7 of Summit Creek showing highly disturbed nature of channel banks caused by placer mining activity.

PLATE 26. Highly disturbed valley in Reach 7 of Summit Creek caused by extensive placer mining activity.

PLATE 27. Reach 8 of Summit Creek showing glide, pool and riffle habitat in a highly modified section of the channel flowing through an active placer mine site.

PLATE 28. Multiple channel section in Reach 1 of Pleasant Valley Creek showing gravel bed material with high proportion of sands.

PLATE 29. Multiple channel section in Reach 1 of Grouse Creek showing gravel/cobble bed material with high proportion of sands.

PLATE 30. High gradient section near upstream end of Reach 1 of Grouse Creek showing eroding channel banks and small non-functional debris on floodplain.

PLATE 31. Confluence of Nugget Gulch Creek with Antler Creek showing turbid water conditions following a rainfall event. Note unstable nature of Nugget Gulch Creek fan.

PLATE 32. Reach 1 of Nugget Gulch creek showing coniferous tree growth on higher elevations of valley walls. Note sparse riparian growth along creek channel.

PLATE 33. High gradient cascade/chute located at upper boundary of Reach 2 in Nugget Gulch Creek.

PLATE 34. Reach 2 of Nugget Gulch Creek showing typical riparian vegetation cover characteristics in this reach.

PLATE 35. Plunge pool habitat with high abundance of LOD in Reach 1 of West Creek.

PLATE 36. Major slide in Reach 1 of West Creek.

PLATE 37. Typical riparian vegetation characteristics in Reach 1 of West Creek showing deciduous shrubs and trees along edge of creek and mature conifer growth further back on floodplain.

PLATE 38. Logged valley wall in Reach 1 of Ketcham Creek showing riparian vegetation of deciduous shrubs. Note degree of regeneration on valley slope.

PLATE 39. Cascading waterfall (12 m vertical drop) delineating upper boundary of Reach 1 in Towkuh Creek. This waterfall is a barrier to upstream fish migration.

PLATE 40. Typical habitat characteristics in Reach 1 of Towkuh Creek showing over-hanging bank vegetation and beaver dam activity in main channel.

1.1 Background

1.2 Study Objectives and Scope

1.3 Study Limitations

1.4 Study Area

2.1 Fish Habitat Assessment Procedures

2.2 Fish Habitat Use Assessment

2.3 Fish Habitat Evaluation

3.1 Mainstem Antler Creek

3.1.1 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.2 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.3 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.6 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.7 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.8 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.9 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.10 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.11 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.12 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.13 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.1.14 Antler Creek Reach 1

3.2 Antler Creek Tributaries

3.2.1 Summit Creek

3.2.1.1 Summit Creek - Reach 1

3.2.1.2 Summit Creek - Reach 2

3.2.1.3 Summit Creek - Reach 3

3.2.1.4 Summit Creek - Reaches 4&5

3.2.1.5 Summit Creek - Reach 6

3.2.1.6 Summit Creek - Reach 7

3.2.1.7 Summit Creek - Reach 8

3.2.2 Pleasant Valley Drainage

3.2.2.1 Pleasant Valley Creek - Reach 1

3.2.2.2 Grouse Creek - Reach 1

3.2.3 Nugget Gulch Creek

3.2.3.1 Nugget Gulch - Reach 1

3.2.3.2 Nugget Gulch - Reach 2

3.3 West Creek Drainage

3.3.1 West Creek - Reach 1

3.3.2 Ketcham Creek - Reach 1

3.4 Towkuh Creek Drainage

3.4.1 Towkuh Creek - Reach 1

4.1 Antler Creek Drainage

4.1.1 Logging

4.1.2 Agriculture

4.1.3 Mining

4.1.4 Road Development

4.2 West Creek Drainage

4.2.1 Logging

4.2.2 Agriculture

4.2.3 Mining

4.2.4 Road Development

4.3 Towkuh Creek Drainage

4.3.1 Logging

4.3.2 Agriculture

4.3.3 Mining

4.3.4 Road Development

5.1 Mainstem Antler Creek

5.1.1 Spawning

5.1.2 Rearing and Over-Wintering

5.2 Antler Creek Tributaries

5.2.1 Pleasant Valley Drainage

5.2.1.1 Pleasant Valley Creek

5.2.1.2 Grouse Creek

5.2.3 Nugget Gulch Creek

5.3 West Creek Drainage

5.3.1 West Creek - Reach 1

5.3.2 Kectham Creek - Reach 1

5.4 Towkuh Creek

6.1 Mainstem Antler Creek

6.2 Antler Creek Tributaries

6.3 West/Ketcham Creek Drainages

6.4 Towkuh Creek

January 13, 1998

REPORT COMPLETION TASK LIST

TASKS Responsibility

1. Technical edit by field crew Carmanah

2. Editorial revisions Harder

3. Conversion to Word Format Carmanah

4. Insertion of Figures as indicated (Antler, West, Towkum) Carmanah

Suggest the existing maps be modified so that one

can decipher drainage names. Carmanah

5. Insertion of Tables as indicated

- paste up compilation of Habitat Diagnostic forms. Carmanah

6. Compilation of Apendices Carmanah

Appendix 1 Level 1 stream survey forms

Appendix 2 Selected Photographs as indicated Carmanah

Appendix 3 Map portfolio?? Or are these to be a separate submission?

7. Text Revisions Carmanah/Harder

8. Executive Summary Harder

9. Table of Contents etc Carmanah

10. Carmanahization and Final Report Production Carmanah