101-52 SALMON RIVER Kiel 
N55°54.2 W130° Previous No. 1A 
KETCHIKAN, PORTLAND CANAL, Head at the town of Hyder 
MAJOR SPECIES Chum OTHER SPECIES Coho, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Early. July -Aug.-Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Unknown. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Coldrange. Less than 50°F. estimated. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Typical glacial valley. 
DRAINAGE Approximately 65 square miles. Originates in snow fields and glaciers. Several large lakes in Canada. 
Low water discharge 50 cubic feet per second estimated. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Town of Hyder is at mouth. 
ANCHORAGE Hyder. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Aroad follows the river up the valley to the Texas glacier. Surveys have 
been made only on Fish Creek, a tributary 5 miles N. of Hyder. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES No visibility in the river for aerial counting. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH Over 4 miles AVERAGE WIDTH _  >100' (Summer) 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than .5° at several feet per second. Silted during Summer and Fall 
BOTTOM Silt and sand. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION At Hyder (See Coast Pilot). 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION 
SCHOOLING AREAS None observed. 
SPAWNING AREAS None. 
GENERAL NOTES Navigable by skiff. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 10 miles to forks AVERAGE WIDTH  >100' (Summer) 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than .5° at several feet per second 
BOTTOM Sand and silt. 
MARKER DISTANCE None. 
BARRIERS _ None in main river. 
TRIBUTARIES The primary spawning area is in Fish Creek. The river forks 10 miles above Hyder into Texas 
and Cascade Creeks. A number of small tributaries enter the river. 
SCHOOLING AREAS _ The only known schooling area in the river is at the confluence of Fish Creek. 
SPAWNING AREAS Fish Creek tributary is the only reported spawning area in the system. 
GENERAL NOTES The spawning potential of glacial streams is unknown. There have been observations of chum 
salmon found on gravel bars in the silted river but no positive evidence that spawning occurs there is available. 
A small coho stream is reported to enter Salmon River about 11 miles upstream. 
ESCAPEMENT RECORD 
SURVEYED PINK CHUM OTHER SPECIES REMARKS 
Date Miles By Live Dead Live Dead Live Adjective Rating 
Counts listed under separate tributaries. 
