101-42 RED RIVER K 23A 
N55°08.3 W130° 33.1 Previous No. 20A 
KETCHIKAN, BOCA DE QUADRA, MARTEN ARM, Marten River intertidal zone 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. About Sep. 1 ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE A few 100 to sev. 1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Limited by coarse gravel, boulders and bedrock in much of the stream bed. The upper 
stream is blocked to salmon. This is not an important spawning stream. Larger escapements observed here may be 
overflow from the adjoining Marten River. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Middle range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream eroded glacial valley. The upper valley is relatively flat with only a slight 
gradient for several miles. 
DRAINAGE Snow fields prior to the spawning runs in Aug. -Sep. Precipitation fed. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION OnS. side of the Marten River intertidal zone. A gravel site lies 
just E. of the stream in the flats. 
ANCHORAGE See Marten River (K 23, Previous No. 20 ). 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES May be surveyed on foot except for flood stage. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES The stream available to salmon is easily observed from the air. The dark bottom does 
not contrast well with fish. This stream is not usually surveyed, either by air or on foot. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH  .3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH _  60'/36" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2' per second 
BOTTOM Large rocks, boulders and some bedrock. Little gravel. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION At confluence with Marten River intertidal zone. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At entry into the woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS _ None observed. 
SPAWNING AREAS Scattered throughout the intertidal zone. 
GENERAL NOTES All observations have been limited to secondary surveys done in conjunction with the main 
surveys in the Marten River. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE  .5 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  50'/48" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Large rocks, boulders and bedrock. Limited gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE .5 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Falls. 
BARRIERS Falls is reported to be about 30 feet high over a distance of 75 yards. Though the falls is reported to 
be passable to salmon, no fish have been observed above. 
TRIBUTARIES None in the stream distance accessible to salmon. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None reported. 
SPAWNING AREAS None reported. 
GENERAL NOTES This stream is considered by all observers to be very limited as a salmon stream. 
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 
Sep 6 FWS 12, 000 3, JOU 
1947 
Sep 18 Gaeon ERE 2 25 Very poor 
Sep 29 G .3 ASI Very poor. No fish 
1956 
Aug 24 FWS 250 
Aug 26 FWS 225 
Sep 7 FWS 90 
1957 
Aug 3 FWS 100 
