101-32 K 31A 
N55°17.4 W130°49.8 Previous No. 27 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, SMEATON BAY, S. shore 2 miles E. of Carp Island 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum and coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Limited. Some good spawning gravels available. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warmrange. 52.5°F., 9/2/47. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Valley lies between low ridge on the W. side and a high ridge to the E. 
Heavy wooded stream banks. 
DRAINAGE 3 square miles (estimated). A wooded drainage with some bare rock areas on the high slope to the E. 
of the stream. Some muskeg areas adjacent to the stream bed 1-2 miles upstream. Precipitation fed. No lakes or 
ponds. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A broad intertidal delta with grass flats lying on the S. side of the bay 
just E. of the fjord sill. 
ANCHORAGE Day-light anchorage at the drop-off point near the W. shore of the bight. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Restricted aerial visibility. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/10" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel and rock. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At entry into woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Shallow pools near high tide. 
SPAWNING AREAS Limited to upper intertidal. 
GENERAL NOTES No reported heavy intertidal spawning. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Over .3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel, rocks and some boulders. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS _ Several log jams upstream are effective barriers during low water, but are probably passable during 
normal and high water levels. 
TRIBUTARIES None other than small trickles. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Inshallow pools. 
SPAWNING AREAS Throughout first . 2 miles. Information lacking for upstream area. Presence of coho fry in 
the stream indicates that the upstream is accessible for some distance to coho. 
GENERAL NOTES This stream has a small split starting . 1 miles above high tide and meets again just below 
high tide. 
ESCAPEMENT RECORDS 
[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 oy Live Adjective Rating 
1940 
Sep 13 G .3 Fws 500 Fair. 1,000 at mouth 
1941 
Sep 27 Gr.3 JEWS 1,000 Good 
1948 
Aug 26 G .5 FWS No fish seen 
1949 
Aug 26 G .O FRI No fish seen, water very low 
1951 
Sep 14 GeO) FRI 200 0 0 (¢} Fish in lower intertidal zone 
