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K 138A 

 No. 127C 



KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, MOIRA SOUND, NORTH ARM, NOWISKAY COVE, Head 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep.-Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor, except in the intertidal zone. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. The valley is short, about 1 mile in length and branches at the 



upper end. The tributary valleys are less than a quarter mile long. Headwaters are at the base of the 



prominent ridge S. E. of Kitkun Bay. 

 DRAINAGE 0. 7 square mile (polar planimeter) . 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The mouth lies at the head of Nowiskay Cove, the first cove 



on the east shore of the North Arm. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to K 138. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 

 GENERAL NOTES Unimportant as a salmon stream. Very small. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Good spawning gravel 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS None reported. 



SPAWNING AREAS The intertidal zone supports most of the spawning in this stream. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Less than 0. 1 mile AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEPTH 10'-15'/6"-8" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders and large rubble 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Two falls present blocks in this stream. The lower 3' falls at the high tide mark presents a partial 



block, while the 18' falls 425' upstream is a total block. 

 TRIBUTARIES None 

 SCHOOLING AREAS None reported 



SPAWNING AREAS The only good spawning area is above the barrier. 

 GENERAL NOTES A very small stream consisting of a series of falls and pools. 



ESCAPEMENT RECORD 



[Counts made by ground surveys are designated by G- Aerial surveys by A] 



SURVEYED PINK CHUM OTHER SPECIES 



Date Miles By Live Dead Live Dead Live 



REMARKS 

 Adjective rating 



1947 

 Oct 7 G 0. 1 FRI 



1953 

 Sep 10 G FRI-FWS 



1954 

 Sep 4 A 0. 1 FWS 



112 



Excellent 



A trickle - not a salmon stream 



Stream low 



