113-23 K 137 



55*57.2' N. 13'^*12.5' W. AIKEN CREEK Previous No. 127B 



KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, MOIRA SOUND, NORTH ARM, AIKEN COVE, S. W. head 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, clium OTHER SPECIES Red, coho 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sept. -Oct. . ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair to good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (.estimated). 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Runs W. for 0. 5 mile and then S. to its headwaters near Eudota 



Mountain, 3500" in height. The valley is sparsely wooded in places in the lower part. Valley walls are 



of moderate to steep gradient. 

 DRAINAGE 4 square miles (polar planimeter) . 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The mouth lies at the head of Aiken Cove, just to the left 



of a cabin ruins. 

 .ANCHORAGE Excellent shelter for small boats is found within the cove. Care must be taken when running in 



the North Arm because of numerous rocks. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Easily waded except in lower reaches where observations may be made 



from stream banks. A logging road runs up the left bank and may be used for travel downstream. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Difficult to survey from the air. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Gravel and broken rocks. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Two large pools near the low tide mark. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 30'-35V10"-12" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Gravel and small broken rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Falls 0. 75 mile upstream are at least a partial block to salmon. 



TRIBUTARIES No spawning tributaries reported. 



SCHOOLING AREAS Small pools throughout the distance surveyed. 



SPAWNING AREAS The heaviest spawning takes place below the falls. The best spawning facilities and 



largest available spawning area is found here. Some spawning occurs in gravel pockets below this area. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



