Fish Passage
An uncharacterized culvert is present at the mouth of Young Cove Creek (14.0004) (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission 2002). A culvert at the mouth of Frye Cove Creek (14.0005) may impede passage (Fraser 2002, personal communication). A culvert at the mouth of Helser Creek is a complete barrier (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission 2002). See Map 12. Fish passage was rated fair to poor.

Riparian Buffers
The riparian plant community along Young and Frye Cove Creeks is dominated by a mix of coniferous and deciduous trees (Fraser 2002, personal communication). Riparian condition and canopy closure were both data gaps.

Substrate Embeddedness
Substrate in Young and Frye Cove Creeks is predominately sand and fines. Small patches of gravel provide some spawning substrate (Fraser 2002, personal communication). Substrate embeddedness was rated poor.

Pool Quality
The majority of pools in Young and Frye Cove Creeks are less than six-inches deep (Fraser 2002, personal communication). No information was available on percent pool surface area.

Water Quantity/Dewatering
Young Cove Creek and Frye Cove Creek are both perennial streams (Fraser 2002, personal communication). No flow information was available.

Description from the Salmonid Habitat Limiting Factors Water Resource Inventory Area 14, Kennedy-Goldsborough Basin. For more information including salmonid stock status see the previously stated document or the Salmon Habitat Protection and Restoration Plan for Water Resource Inventory Area 14, Kennedy-Goldsborough. For fish use and fish passage barriers see the map image located in pictures.