40 miles from the mouth. Above Hazelton, the Skeena is a succession of rapids and canyons for more than 100 miles. The river is important from the standpoint of salmon fishing, which is of significance in the consideration of power development. The principal streams tributary to the Skeena River are Sustut River, Galanskeast Creek, Canyon Creek, Big Slide Creek, Driftwood Creek, Kuldo Creek, Dead Horse Creek, Babine River, Kispiox River, Peavine Creek, Bulkley River, St. Croix Creek, Kleanza Creek, Five Mile Creek, Zymoetz River, Gabriel Creek, Granite Creek, Kitsumgallum River, Douglas Creek, Lakelse River, and Shames River. Water Supply—The Skeena River water supply is characteristic of a mountain-fed stream, with low water occurring during the winter months and high water normally from May to July. Mean annual precipitation varies from about 30 inches in the interior part of the basin to about 120 inches at the mouth. Discharge records of the Skeena River were obtained at the following locations: Usk, May, 1928, to December, 1931 and October, 1936, to date, with some winter records missing in the latter period; Hazelton, August to December, 1915. Of the tributaries of the Skeena, discharge records are available as follows: Bulkley River near Houston (Drainage area 800 sq. mi.) intermittently from September, 1930, to date; Bulkley River at Quick (Drainage area 2,800 sq. mi.) July, 1915, to December, 1917, at Hubert about 7 miles downstream from Quick, and from September, 1930, to date at Quick; Bulkley River near Hazelton (Drainage area 4,740 sq. mi.) July, 1915, to February, 1918, and May, 1928, to date; Babine River at Fort Babine (Drainage area 2,400 sq. mi.) September, 1929, to September, 1930; Kitsumgallum River near Terrace, September, 1929, to date; Khtada River near Kwinitsa (Drainage area 60 sq. mi.) August, 1928, to August, 1931; Big Falls River near Port Essington (Drainage area 89 sq. mi.) September, 1928, to September, 1930; Brown Creek near Port Essington, April, 1928, to March, 1932. Numerous lakes in the Skeena watershed offer storage opportunities for flow regulation of the main river and a number of its tributaries. Babine Lake, with an area of 260 square miles, is outstanding, and Loring Lake (65 sq. mi.) and McAulay Lake (30 sq. mi.) at the headwaters of the Morice River, a tributary of the Bulkley, also have storage possibilities. Many other smaller lakes are scattered throughout the watershed. Power Resources.—A small development of 200 horse- power was made on Juniper Creek in the Hazelton area by the Rocher de Boule Copper Company but is now believed to be inactive. The only other development is that of the Northern British Columbia Power (4,380 horse-power) on Falls Creek, a tributary of the Ecstall River, which in turn is tributary to thé Skeena tidal estuary. The latter [72] development, together with one of 1,650 horse-power on Shawatlan River, serves Prince Rupert with power. On the Skeena River above Hazelton, four sites have been noted at Fourth Canyon (head 50 ft.), Big Slide Canyon (head 35 ft.), Old Kuldo Canyon (head 40 ft.), and Four Mile Bridge Canyon (head 27 ft.). The total power at the four sites is estimated as 16,925 horse-power at ordinary minimum flow, or 48,505 horse-power at ordinary six months flow. Below Hazelton at Kitsalas Canyon, inves- tigations have indicated the possibility of developing 29,550 horse-power of dependable power with flow regulation afforded by storage on the Bulkley River. 7 On the Bulkley River two sites, one at Telkwa Rapids (head 23 ft.) and the other below Driftwood Creek (head 20 ft.), offer total possibilities of 2,360 horse-power at ordinary minimum flow, or 10,040 horse-power at ordinary six months flow. Investigations at four other sites on the lower reach of the river indicate the possibility of developing a total of 217,690 horse-power under flow conditions made dependable with storage. These sites are situated at Moricetown, Beament Canyon, and Hagwilget Canyon, and at a point 37 miles above Hazelton. On other tributaries, such as Anderson Creek, Fulton River (both tributary to Babine Lake), Morice River, Zymoetz River, Kleanza River, Brown Creek, Khtada River, Kitsumgallum River, Madeline Creek, McKnight Creek, Shames Creek, and Thulme River, estimates indicate total possibilities of 37,940 horse-power at ordimary minimum flow, or 99,730 horse-power at ordinary six months flow. The water-power resources of the Skeena River basin, based on existing information, are estimated to total from 300,000 to 400,000 horse-power. Power Markets.—Power resources are quite favourably distributed throughout the Skeena watershed, with. the greatest concentration on the Bulkley River above Hazelton. Markets for this power would appear to depend on the development of the forest and mineral resources of the area. The growth and development of Prince Rupert should also lead to increased power demands from the Skeena basin. Coastal Streams South of Skeena River South of the Skeena, the part of the Coastal Drainage included in this report extends to Bute Inlet, a distance of some 300 miles. The coast is characterized by numerous inlets or fiords bounded by steep mountain slopes, and, in many places, cliffs rise sheer for hundreds of feet from the water's edge. Most of the smaller rivers flowing into the various inlets rise in the Coast Mountains and have rela- tively short courses with steep gradients. A number of the larger rivers, such as the Dean, Bella Coola, Klinaklini, and Homathko, break through the Coastal R ange from sources in the Interior Plateau. Water Supply.—Water supply in this section of the Pacific Coast is the most abundant of any part of Canada.