113-21 K 139 



55°08' N. 132*03' W. DOLOMI CREEK Previous No. 128 



KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, PORT JOHNSON, DOLOMI BAY, Head 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, red OTHER SPECiES Coho, chum 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Early. July -Aug. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair Pink and chum are restricted to the area below the barrier. Reds and coho 



can reach the area above the falls 

 STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 

 VALLEY DESCRIPTION A forested young valley betweeft mountain ranges 1, 200 to 2, 000' in height on 



each side and across the upper end. The valley is 6 miles long and 1 mile wide, originating in a glacial 



cirque. 

 DRAINAGE 10 square miles (Polar planimeter) Drains Paul Lake, which is 2 miles long and 0. 4 mile wide. 



Paul lake is formed by feeder streams converging from 3 sides. Other small lakes are also found within the 



valley. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The mouth is found at the head of Dolomi Bay, the only bay 



on the north shore, 2 miles from the head of Port Johnson. The remains of an old mining village are found 



near the mouth. 

 ANCHORAGE Small craft may anchor in the bay off the creek mouth in 6 to 7 fathoms and have limited 



room for swinging. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES An old mining railway follows the left bank almost to the lake. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES The brushy banks bordering the stream make aerial observation difficult. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Rock and boulders. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS Few if any fish spawn here - very rocky and strewn with boulders. 



GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0.2 mile to falls AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEPTH 40'/12" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate 



BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders, mud, and sand. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A stepped falls 1,400' upstream is a total block to pink and chum. The falls are 3' and 7' in 



height and 50' apart. 

 TRIBUTARIES A good sized tributary flows in at the upper end of the pool. This stream is 10'/6" and 



is used extensively by salmon- 

 SCHOOLING AREAS The large pool below the barrier. 

 GENERAL NOTES 500 feet of the lower stream runs through a rocky canyon. 



