Beaton Creek is a tributary creek flowing into Columbia River. Recorded fish: Westslope cutthroat, bull trout, rainbow, cutthroat, dolly varden, kokanee.
The water
It flows into Columbia River within the Upper Arrow Lake watershed (Upper Arrow Lake → Columbia River). It runs stream order 4 (mid-range in the network; the scale runs from 1 for a headwater trickle to 6+ for a river) and roughly 23 km. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, cutthroat, dolly varden, Kokanee, recorded here in provincial fish-inventory data (51 records). Named tributaries in the index: Fullmer Creek, Pollman Creek, Pearson Creek, Marlow Creek, Armstrong Creek.
The fishing
As a small stream, a tributary of Columbia River, Beaton Creek fishes the way creeks of its size do: short drifts with a buoyant attractor dry over a light dropper, working the pocket water and the heads of pools. Match the fly box to the season and confirm against a current local report.
Conditions
- Navigability: driftable: wide, low-gradient sections suit a float/raft (median channel width ~8.1 m, moderate width; median gradient ~1.3%, gentle; peak mean-annual discharge ~3.232 m³/s, low flow).
Access & the rules
Access for Beaton Creek, meaning the roads in, put-ins and any walk-in or seasonal limits, is worth confirming locally before you commit a day. The drainage map shows how the water sits in its valley.
