101-52 K 4B 
N55°13.6 W130°06 Previous No. 2B 
KETCHIKAN, PORTLAND CANAL, HALIBUT BAY, W. shore .7 miles from Halibut Point 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Coldrange. The only reported observations in mid-Sep. was 45°F., 1950. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. 
DRAINAGE Early snow fields. Dependent upon precipitation during Aug. and Sep. Probably spring-fed also. 
Clear water. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Due W. of Astronomical Point. Steep intertidal zone. 
ANCHORAGE .1 mile N. of mouth at 8 fathoms depth. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH  .05 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'/18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3° at 3' per second 
BOTTOM _ Rocks and boulders, little gravel. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION Lower delta. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At entry into woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None. 
SPAWNING AREAS Very limited around the high tide point. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .4mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  25'/18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3° estimated at 3' per second 
BOTTOM Rocks and boulders becoming coarser upstream. 
MARKER DISTANCE .4>mile. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Falls. 
BARRIERS Falls are reported impassable. 
TRIBUTARIES None to falls. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None noted. 
SPAWNING AREAS Limited to gravel pockets most numerous in lower stream. 
GENERAL NOTES Is not considered to be a good spawning stream, though a report of 5,000 pink was made by 
the Bureau of Fisheries in 1930. 
ESCAPEMENT RECORD 
[Counts made by ground surveys are designated by G. Aerial surveys by A] 
SURVEYED PINK CHUM OTHER SPECIES REMARKS 
Date Miles By Live Dead Live Dead Live Adjective Rating 
1930 
Sep 10 FWS 5,000 Well seeded 
1940 
Sep 23 G .3 ASI,FWS 150 Poor 
1950 
Sep 10S G.1_ FRI 10 1 Poor spawning facilities 
