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54*5.8. 6' N. 132*05.9' W. JOHNSON CREEK Previous No. 123 



KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, MOIRA SOUND, JOHNSON COVE, S.W. head 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum OTHER SPECIES 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Lbte. Sept. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good in the upper intert idol zone . Excellent throughout the entire upstream area. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. 57° F. , 9/22/52. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION The right fork runs through a short shallow valley from the lake to its confluence 



with the left fork. Above the lake the valley is generally flat with numerous mtiskeg areas. 

 DRAINAGE 6-5 square miles (polar planimeter). The right fork drains a lake 1.2 miles long and 0. 3 mile 



wide. The left fork is fed by surface run off. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The mouth is located about half way down the W. shore in a small 



bight ancf enters the cove from the south on the west side of a wooded point. 

 ANCHORAGE West of Black Point the sound has not been surveyed and boats must navigate with caution. 



Good anchorage is found in Keegan Bay for small boats. In the past there has been a float anchored here. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A good trail follows the right side of the stream. Easily waded when 



water is at normal level. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Good for aerial survey. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 0. 3 mile A VE R A GE WI DTH / DEP TH 40'-60'/12"-24" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate 



BOTTOM Gravel 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the upper end of the pool lying above the c leared area on the E. si de of 



the creek. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS Fish school in several pools throughout this zone. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1. 5 miles to a lake AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40'/10" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate 



BOTTOM Gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None. 



TRIBUTARIES None reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS There are pools scattered throughout the stream which are utilized by the fish for 



schooling. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Fish spawn throughout the main stream and the east fork. Distribution of fish is 



nearly uniform during years of substantial runs. 

 GENERAL NOTES The stream branches about 0. 5 mile above the tidal zone, and about 0. 5 mile up the 



right branch there is a lake. The left fork is the smallest, has the least number of spawning salmon. 



