In order to gain a better understanding of the fish and fish habitat within portions of their Forest License, Stuart Lake Lumber Company Ltd. initiated a Reconnaissance Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory. The inventory is intended to provide information regarding fish species characteristics, distributions and relative abundance, as well as stream reach and lake biophysical data for interpretation of habitat sensitivity and capability for fish production (BC Ministry of Fisheries 1998a). This project also included an operational inventory component, where certain reaches were sampled for Forest Practices Code stream classification. The Babine Lake Watershed Group lies within the Interior Plateau physiographic division and the Nechako Plateau subdivision of central British Columbia (Holland 1976). The Babine Lake Watershed Group lies within Management Unit 6-6 (BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks 1993) of central British Columbia and is situated along the boundaries of the Fort St. James and Lakes Forest districts which are located in the Prince George and Prince Rupert Forest regions, respectively. The Babine Lake Watershed Group has a total size of 654,100 ha (BC Environment 1997a). Watershed Code: 480-993600-00600