101-52 TOMBSTONE RIVER. K 3 
N55° 24.7 W130°03.5 Previous No. 1 
KETCHIKAN, PORTLAND CANAL, Tombstone Bay 
MAJOR SPECIES Chum and pink OTHER SPECIES Coho, king, and trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Early. July-Aug. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE >25,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Reported to be good above 1 mile mark. Little information available on upper stream. 
Lake reported at 12 miles (not confirmed). Used by coho spawning above in lake tributaries. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Cold to normal range estimated. No temperature records available. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial. Flat valley floor about .5 miles across. Steep valley sides to snow covered 
tidges. Numerous small tributaries enter throughout stream from stream cut ravines. Small deatas at the bottom 
of each ravine shape river course. Timber and alder throughout valley. Ridges vare rock. Valley narrows for 
last mile. 
DRAINAGE Snowfields. One lake at 12 miles (not confirmed). 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION S. end of Tombstone Bay. Mouth is next to S. bank. Several buildings 
and a small vessel ways on N. W. bank half way up the intertidal zone. Stream runs W. -S.W. 
ANCHORAGE Off delta during fair weather, either side. N. side of delta close to shore preferred. N. end of bay 
exposed to southerly winds. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Trail reported on N.W. bank along hillside leading to lake. Bypass first 
mile on survey. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES | Few aerial surveys made on this stream. Valley width sufficient for easy maneuvering 
for light planes. Similar valley type upstream to Keta River across the divide which is easily surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .6 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  60'/36" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 3' per second 
BOTTOM Silt throughout lower zone. Rocks and sand in upper zone. Some clay. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION AtS. point. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION 400! above first contact of stream with wooded N.W. shore. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Limited to slower portions. No deep resting holes. Salmon have been observed throughout 
upper zone, but were all ascending. 
SPAWNING AREAS None observed. Probably some limited areas in upper zone near high tide. 
GENERAL NOTES Survey from N.W. bank. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Over 12 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  50'/36" first mile, 
80'/ 24" above 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM Sand and gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE None established. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS None reported. 
TRIBUTARIES Numerous rayines with snowfields drain into the stream valley. Each tributary has a delta extending 
into the valley and the river conforms to them. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None reported. 
SPAWNING AREAS Reported good in the lower valley. No reports from upper valley below lake. Tributaries 
to lake reported good for coho. 
GENERAL NOTES Upper valley information is limited to reports by members of the Kristovich family residing 
at the mouth of the river. 
