101-51 CANNERY CREEK Kes, 
N55°58 W130° 20.4 Previous No. 4A 
KETCHIKAN, PORTLAND CANAL, GWENT COVE, at Hidden Inlet Cannery 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <, 000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Limited to less than 30% of the stream, the facilities available are good. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. 57° F. reported 9/9/50. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. 
DRAINAGE Precipitation fed during August and September. A small cannery dam above the falls impounds a 
small pond. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A board walk from the cannery follows the stream to the dam above 
the falls. 
ANCHORAGE Cannery facilities are available. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A board walk and trail follow the stream to the terminal falls. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  35'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders and rocks. Limited gravel. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION Pilings in stream mouth. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Two large stumps at the edge of the woods. These are on each side of the stream 
below a pool. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None. 
SPAWNING AREAS Limited to gravels between rocks and boulders near high tide point. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 35'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2" per second 
BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders and rocks, scattered gravels. 
MARKER DISTANCE 1 mile. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Barrier falls. 
BARRIERS 30! plus falls block salmon. 
TRIBUTARIES None to falls. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Several pools in upstream section near falls. Some resting pools in lower stream. 
SPAWNING AREAS The primary areas appear to be all in the upper half of the stream. The lower stream has 
algae and moss covering the rocks and indicates currents below optimum for spawning. 
GENERAL NOTES 
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 
1927 
Sep 16 FWS 15, 000 Good 
1930 
Sep il Gi1.0 FWS _ 10,000 Good 
1949 
July 17 Gi1.0 FRI No fish seen 
1950 
Sep 9 GilO0 ~~ FRI 756 4 8 2 red None in intertidal 
1953 
Sep 27 G1.0 FWS (6) (0) (6) 6) Stream flooded. Fair early pink 
1957 escapement 
July 24 FWS 600 
Aug 9 FWS 2, 200 
Sep 1 FWws 3,500 
Sep 5 G1.0 FRI 2,700 500 0 
