101-41 K 18A 
N54°59.9 W130°52.9 Previous No. 13A 
KETCHIKAN, REVILLAGIGEDO CHANNEL, VERY INLET, N.E. shore at head of inlet (see Coast Pilot) 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE _ 5,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Rated as fair. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut valley originating in mountains to 2,000'. Wooded slopes, brushy, muskeg 
areas. Stream bed below outlet of lake follows angular course to head of inlet, with long straight sections. 
DRAINAGE 10-12 square miles (estimated). Precipitation fed through two lakes 2 miles upstream. The lower lake 
is .7 miles long and the upper "L" shaped lake 1.5 miles long. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 
ANCHORAGE Off the mouth ina bight just E. of the entrance to the main stream in the inlet (K 18) in 10 fathoms 
(Chart 8075). 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility restricted by trees, windfalls. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH [Less than .05 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Over 3° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM _ Sand, some gravel, rocks, scattered boulders. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Above grassflats at edge of woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE >.5 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40!/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS None reported in .5 miles. 
TRIBUTARIES 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
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 
1928 
July 2 FWS No fish in stream 
July 31 FWs 1,000 
Aug 25 Fws 9,000 1, 000 
1940 
Sep 11 Gi1.0 FWS 2, 000 50 Fair. 4,000 off mouth 
1941 
Oct 9 FWS 5,000 5,000 Fair 
1946 
Oct 2 A FWS Very poor 
1948 
Sep 24 Gaia ASI Poor. Few chum 
1953 
Aug 28 G FWS No salmon in stream 
