113-12 OLD FRANKS CREEK K 170 



SS*25.6'N. 132*2.7.5'W. Previous No. 142D 



KETCHIKAN , CLARENCE STRAIT, SKOWL ARM, POLK INLET, N. shore 8 miles from head 



MAJOR SPECIES Fink, chum OTHER SPECIES Coho 



ESCAPEMENT TIMING ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 



SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor 



STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range 



VALLEY DESCRIPTION The lower valley is made up of rolling hills, while the upper valley is mountainous. 



Heavily forested with second growth spruce and hemlock. 

 DRAINAGE 34 square miles (polar planimeter). Drains 4 lakes-Lake Mary, Old Franks Uke, and two unnamed 



lakes, all interconnected by short streams. 

 STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream enters the upper end of Polk Inlet, about 1 mile W. of 



the bay entrance. Flows into the bay from the N. 

 ANCHORAGE Refer to K 165. 



TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Travel is difficult. A trail follows the right bank. 

 AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Dark water and heavy brush limit visibility. 



INTERTIDAL ZONE 



LENGTH SOOyards AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40' -SO ' / 1 2" - 20" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate 



BOTTOM Medium to coarse gravel. 



LOW TIDE LOCATION 



HIGH TIDE LOCATION 



SCHOOLING AREAS Schooling salmon concentrate below the low tide mark. 



SPAWNING AREAS Spawning has not been reported to take place in this zone, but conditions are suitable 



for such activities. 

 GENERAL NOTES 



UPSTREAM 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1. 25 miles AVERAGE WID TH/ DEPTH 50'/18" 



GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Moderate to steep 



BOTTOM Shale and bedrock. 



MARKER DISTANCE 



MARKER IDENTIFICATION 



BARRIERS Falls 1. 25 miles upstream are impassable to salmon. 



TRIBUTARIES 



SCHOOLING AREAS A couple small pools below the falls. 



SPAWNING AREAS 



GENERAL NOTES 



ESCAPEMENT RECORD 



[Counts made by ground surveys ore designated by G- Aerial surveys by AJ 



SURVEYED PINK CHUM OTHER SPECIES REMARKS 



Date Miles By Live Dead Live Dead Live Adjective rating 



1930 

 Oct 11 G1.3 FWS 20,000 Well seeded. Few chum 



1941 

 Oct 2 G1.5 FWS 20,000 Fair 



1946 

 Oct 3 GO. 8 FWS 4,000 1,000 



