Hyacinthe Creek, Quadra Island

Coho, chum and pink salmon have been recorded in the Hyacinthe Creek system on Quadra Island. Coho are still spawning in Tan Creek, which runs into Mud Lake at the headwaters of Hyacinthe Creek. Keeping these populations alive has fallen to the Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement Society. Other named streams in the Hyacinthe Creek watershed include Nighhawk Creek and McKercher Creek. The latter originates in a wetland below Mount Seymour. 

Below: Summary of historical returns of Chum salmon to Hyacinthe Creek

Below: Historical records of returns for all species for Hyacinthe Creek, 1947-1975, from Catalogue of Fish and Stream Resources of Area 13 (preliminary), a publication of DFO.

Below: Historical returns recorded by the Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement Society.

Below: Hyacinthe Creek in October 2020, just below the culvert beneath Hyacinthe Bay Road. This section of the stream has been mapped as a red-listed ecological community by the BC Conservation Data Centre.