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55* 16. 3' N. 132° 29. 2' W. 



K 155A 

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KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, CHOLMONDELEY SOUND, WEST ARM, N. shore 0. S mile from head 



MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum OTHER SPECIES 



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



SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial origin. The valley widens to 3 miles at its upper end. Heavily wooded. 



The headwaters are adjacent to those of Portage Creek (WC 14). 

 DRAINAGE 3 square miles (polar planimeter). Precipitation fed. Small snowfields N. and S. of the valley 



probably contribute to the water source along with surface runoff. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream enters the N. W. corner of th e tideflat at the head 



of West Arm. The same flat into which K ISS enters. 

 ANCHORAGE See K 154. 

 TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No trails. Travel is easiest in the stream bed for the first 300 to 



400 yards, at this point the stream becomes overgrown with brush and travel is difficult. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Only a short part of the lower section of stream may be surveyed from the 



air. 

 GENERAL NOTES Has good escapements at times. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH O.S mile 

 GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 

 BOTTOM Gravel. 

 LOW TIDE LOCATION 

 HIGH TIDE LOCATION 

 SCHOOLING AREAS 

 SPAWNING AREAS 

 GENERAL NOTES 



AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 



Moderate 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 0. 25 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 10'-15'/8" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 



BOTTOM Gravel and small rock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS A 40' water fall is found 500 yards upstream, falling through a distance of 50', broken into 



5 steps--probably impassable. 

 TRIBUTARIES The stream splits into 4 small tributaries©. 25 mile above the mouth. 

 SCHOOLING AREAS 



SPAWNING AREAS The stream offers good spawning facilities in the first quarter mile. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



