Class a Watercourse Information Sheets
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Petitot River Site Number: 1 Location FMIS Map UTM Coordinates Waterbody Name ID No. Point NAD 83 Length (m) Petitot River 2180 from 3 11, 399687 E, 6634774 N 13150.6 upstream to 46 11, 405856 E, 6643604 N including the lowermost portions of 22 tributaries, totaling18352.0 metres in length. Legal Land Descriptions Management Area Map: Peace River Sections Township Range Meridian Watershed: Hay River 11265W5M 61264W5M SRD Area Office: Peace River 10,15,22,26,27,35,36 125 5 W5M Telephone: (780) 624-6405 Description This tributary to Bistcho Lake flows south, joining the lake on its northern shore straight north of Kirkness Island. The lower portions of several tributaries to the Petitot River are included in this Class 'A' watercourse. Focal Fish Information Life Function Fish Species Species Status Spawning Rearing Overwintering Feeding Migration Holding Walleye Stable Fishery Comments: WALL spawning habitat Significant Habitat Features and Description: Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 1 of 146 Petitot River Site Number: 1 Reference Library Location Brilling, M.K. 1984. Summary of Bistcho Lake Survey (Twp. 123 & 124 - Rge. 4,5,6 - Peace River , Edmonton-FWMD W6M), July, 1983. Alberta Energy and Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Division, Peace River, Alberta. Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 2 of 146 Confluence of Caw and Copton Creeks Site Number: 2 Location FMIS Map UTM Coordinates Waterbody Name ID No. Point NAD 83 Length (m) Caw Creek 359 from 13 11, 334929 E, 5997074 N 15969.5 upstream to 242 11, 345676 E, 5990425 N Copton Creek 289 from 58 11, 336610 E, 5999675 N 5136.1 upstream to 6 11, 334569 E, 5996146 N including the lowermost portions of 119 tributaries, totaling71513.5 metres in length. Legal Land Descriptions Management Area Map: Grande Prairie Sections Township Range Meridian Watershed: Peace 11,12,13,14,24 59 11 W6M SRD Area Office: Grande Prairie Telephone: (780) 538-5265 Description This site includes the headwaters of Caw Creek flowing northwest for almost 16 kilometres to it's confluence with Copton Creek, as well as over 5 kilometres of Copton Creek. Focal Fish Information Life Function Fish Species Species Status Spawning Rearing Overwintering Feeding Migration Holding Bull trout Species of Special Concern Arctic grayling Species of Special Concern Fishery Comments: Significant Habitat Features and Description: Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 3 of 146 Confluence of Caw and Copton Creeks Site Number: 2 Reference Library Location Brilling, M.K. & B. Lucko 1984. Preliminary Survey of Caw Creek. Alberta Energy and Edmonton-FWMD; Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Division, Peace River, Alberta. Brilling, M.K. & B. Lucko 1984. Preliminary Survey of Copton Creek. Alberta Energy Edmonton-FWMD; and Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Division, Peace River, Alberta. Hvenegaard, P.J. & D.M. Fairless 1996. Biology and status of bull trout (Salvelinus Edmonton-FWMD; Edmonton-ACA; confluentus) in the Kakwa River drainage. Alberta Conservation Association, Alberta Environmental Protection, Natural Resources Service, Fisheries Management Division, Fisheries Management Enhancement Program, Peace River, Alberta. Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 4 of 146 Goose Creek Site Number: 4 Location FMIS Map UTM Coordinates Waterbody Name ID No. Point NAD 83 Length (m) Goose Creek 677 from 4 11, 467547 E, 6100772 N 14423.2 upstream to 2 11, 467376 E, 6094910 N including the lowermost portions of 3 tributaries, totaling5342.5 metres in length. Legal Land Descriptions Management Area Map: Grande Prairie Sections Township Range Meridian Watershed: Peace 6,7 70 23 W5M 30,31 69 23 W5M SRD Area Office: Grande Prairie Telephone: (780) 538-5265 Description Goose Creek Focal Fish Information Life Function Fish Species Species Status Spawning Rearing Overwintering Feeding Migration Holding Walleye Stable Fishery Comments: WALL spawning habitat, upstream of LKST Lake Significant Habitat Features and Description: Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 7 of 146 Goose Creek Site Number: 4 Reference Library Location No References Available Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 8 of 146 Lynx Creek Site Number: 5 Location FMIS Map UTM Coordinates Waterbody Name ID No. Point NAD 83 Length (m) Lynx Creek 1026 from 150 11, 331061 E, 6012077 N 21560.3 upstream to 17 11, 321310 E, 6003611 N including the lowermost portions of 74 tributaries, totaling62598.2 metres in length. Legal Land Descriptions Management Area Map: Grande Prairie Sections Township Range Meridian Watershed: Peace 7,18,19,29,30,32 60 11 W6M 2,11,12 60 12 W6M SRD Area Office: Grande Prairie 34,35 69 12 W6M Telephone: (780) 538-5265 Description Lynx Creek and tributaries Focal Fish Information Life Function Fish Species Species Status Spawning Rearing Overwintering Feeding Migration Holding Bull trout Species of Special Concern Fishery Comments: BLTR spawning habitat Significant Habitat Features and Description: Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 9 of 146 Lynx Creek Site Number: 5 Reference Library Location Brilling, M.K. & B. Lucko 1984. Preliminary Survey of Hat Creek. Alberta Energy and Edmonton-FWMD; Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Division, Peace River, Alberta. Brilling, M.K. & B. Lucko 1984. Preliminary Survey of Lynx Creek. Alberta Energy and Edmonton-FWMD; Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Division, Peace River, Alberta. Hvenegaard, P.J. & D.M. Fairless 1996. Biology and status of bull trout (Salvelinus Edmonton-FWMD; Edmonton-ACA; confluentus) in the Kakwa River drainage. Alberta Conservation Association, Alberta Environmental Protection, Natural Resources Service, Fisheries Management Division, Fisheries Management Enhancement Program, Peace River, Alberta. Tchir, J., T. Johns, J. Aiken and G. Fortier 2004. Juvenile Bull Trout Population Peace River Estimate Results From Selected Reaches in Lynx and Grizzly Creeks. Alberta Conservation Association, Peace River, Alberta. Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 10 of 146 Cutbank River Site Number: 6 Location FMIS Map UTM Coordinates Waterbody Name ID No. Point NAD 83 Length (m) Cutbank River 2022 from 9 11, 338377 E, 6040141 N 19741.0 upstream to 44 11, 342441 E, 6027921 N including the lowermost portions of 28 tributaries, totaling31906.9 metres in length. Legal Land Descriptions Management Area Map: Grande Prairie Sections Township Range Meridian Watershed: Peace 63 10 W6M 62 10 W6M SRD Area Office: Grande Prairie Telephone: (780) 538-5265 Description The site extends upstream from the North Cutbank River confluence. Focal Fish Information Life Function Fish Species Species Status Spawning Rearing Overwintering Feeding Migration Holding Bull trout Species of Special Concern Fishery Comments: Bull trout spawning, rearing, juvenile overwintering, migration. Significant Habitat Features and Description: Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 11 of 146 Cutbank River Site Number: 6 Reference Library Location No References Available Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 12 of 146 Grizzly Creek Site Number: 7 Location FMIS Map UTM Coordinates Waterbody Name ID No. Point NAD 83 Length (m) Grizzly Creek 707 from 113 11, 346778 E, 6000261 N 10854.8 upstream to 11 11, 339723 E, 5996102 N including the lowermost portions of 56 tributaries, totaling58525.9 metres in length. Legal Land Descriptions Management Area Map: Grande Prairie Sections Township Range Meridian Watershed: Peace 11,14,15,22,23,24,25 59 10 W6M 30 59 9 W6M SRD Area Office: Grande Prairie Telephone: (780) 538-5265 Description The Grizzly Creek (unnamed tributary of Copton Creek) site extends from the Grizzly-Copton confluence upstream to headwaters. The site includes the full extent of all tributaries in the drainage. Focal Fish Information Life Function Fish Species Species Status Spawning Rearing Overwintering Feeding Migration Holding Bull trout Species of Special Concern Arctic grayling Species of Special Concern Fishery Comments: Significant Habitat Features and Description: Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 13 of 146 Grizzly Creek Site Number: 7 Reference Library Location Tchir, J., T. Johns, J. Aiken and G. Fortier 2004. Juvenile Bull Trout Population Peace River Estimate Results From Selected Reaches in Lynx and Grizzly Creeks. Alberta Conservation Association, Peace River, Alberta. Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 14 of 146 Juvy Creek Site Number: 8 Location including the lowermost portions of 22 tributaries, totaling30108.7 metres in length. Legal Land Descriptions Management Area Map: Grande Prairie Sections Township Range Meridian Watershed: Peace 13,25,36 61 2 W6M 18,19,30 61 1 W6M SRD Area Office: Grande Prairie Telephone: (780) 538-5265 Description Unnamed tributary of Simonette River (Juvy Creek) Focal Fish Information Life Function Fish Species Species Status Spawning Rearing Overwintering Feeding Migration Holding Bull trout Species of Special Concern Fishery Comments: BLTR spawning and key groundwater locations Significant Habitat Features and Description: Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 15 of 146 Juvy Creek Site Number: 8 Reference Library Location Earle, J., D. Genereux, C. Hinkel, & K. Zimmer 2005. Fish Inventory for the Grande FWMD-Grande Prairie Cache ATCO Pipeline Replacement Project, 2005. Mainstream Aquatics Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta. Class 'A' Fish Habitat Atlas - Site Summary Page 16 of 146 South Heart River Site Number: 9 Location FMIS Map UTM Coordinates