101-45 K 10 
N54°51.7 W130°35 Previous No. 5C 
KETCHIKAN, PEARSE CANAL, FILLMORE INLET, 3.2N.E. of Just Island on N. shore 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep..-Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES The extent of the spawning facilities are unknown. There are the remains of several 
Indian intertidal rock salmon traps and these indicate that the stream had good runs at one time. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 57° F., 7/20/49 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut to 1 mile mark. A lake extends 2 miles beyond. 
DRAINAGE Precipitation fed. 6 square miles (estimated). Lake is estimated to be . 6 square miles in surface area. 
Stream at head of lake about 1 mile long. Nakat Mountain (2,921') lies to the W. of lake. 
STREAM IDENTIFICATION E. side of cove. 
ANCHORAGE. Incove. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Lower stream and intertidal area may be surveyed from the air on good surveying days. 
No visibility from the air during floods. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 1-2! per second (estimated) 
BOTTOM Sand and rocks 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION 
SCHOOLING AREAS None noted. 
SPAWNING AREAS Very limited, except for area near high tide mark. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 15'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2! per second (estimated) 
BOTTOM _ Rocks, gravel to 5" in diameter. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS None noted 
TRIBUTARIES Small tributary enters W. side . 2 miles above intertidal zone. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES There is little information available. Presence of coho fry in stream may indicate that the 
lake 1 mile upstream may be accessible to spawning coho. Trout are present in the lake. 
