113-13 K 141 



55*12.6' N. 132°05' W. Previous No. 130 



KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, CHOLMONDELEY SOUND, LANCASTER COVE, Head 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum OTHER SPECIES Coho 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sept. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair throughout the upstream area. Limited in the intertidal zone. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range . 47. 5* F. 10/7/50. 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION A narrow, flat valley , made up mostly of muskeg areas. 



DRAINAGE 1.4 square miles (polar planimeter). 



STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream enters the S. E. corner of Lancaster Cove. Short 



tidal flat. 

 ANCHORAGE Lancaster Cove affords good anchorage in 13 to 14 fathoms. Enter the cove from either 



side of the wooded island in its entrance. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No trails are found along the stream banks. Easily waded during 



periods of low flow. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH 100 yards AVER AGE WIDTH/ DEP TH 30'/8"-12" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle 



BOTTOM Heavy rubble. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS A narrow gut of moderate depth near the low tide mark provides an excellent 



schooling area. 

 SPAWNING AREAS Limited. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE >3 miles AVE R AGE WIDTH / DEPTH 25'/12" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Gentle except in the gorge. 



BOTTOM Broken rock and gravel. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS None reported 



TRIBUTARIES None 



SCHOOLING AREAS None 



SPAWNING AREAS Excellent spawning areas are found in the entire distance surveyed except in the 



area of the gorge. 

 GENERAL NOTES About 200 yards upstream the stream narrows and becomes precipitous for a short 



distance. 



