101-32 SHERIDAN CREEK K 31B 
N55°17.8 W130°47.3 Previous No. 27A 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, SMEATON BAY, S. shore opposite Cabin Cove 
MAJOR SPECIES Coho OTHER SPECIES = Cutthroat trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Very limited in first 4 miles. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut in folded geologic structure, some evidence of glacial erosion. Flat valley 
bottom with muskeg and beaver pond areas. Timbered slopes. 
DRAINAGE Precipitation fed. Muskeg and beaver ponds. 6-7 square miles (estimated). 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Intertidal falls visible from Smeaton Bay in line with Cabin Cove. 
ANCHORAGE None. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. May be walked during normal water levels with some difficulty in the 
first .4 miles to the upper valley. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Colored water and dark bottom prevent adequate visibility in upper valley stream. 
First .4 miles steep and heavily wooded. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH 100! AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Over 3° at 3-5' per second 
BOTTOM Bedrock. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Just above intertidal falls. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None. 
SPAWNING AREAS None. 
GENERAL NOTES This stream falls directly into the bay. At low tide an impassable falls is bared. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Over 4 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15-40'/1-3' 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Over 3° at 3-4' per second in first .4 miles, less than 1° above 
BOTTOM Boulders for .4 miles. Sand above. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS The first .4 miles is swift with considerable white water that may be an effective barrier to pink and 
chum. However, coho and cutthroat trout are found in the upper stream. 
TRIBUTARIES None. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None noted. 
SPAWNING AREAS None reported. 
GENERAL NOTES The upper valley is flat and the stream course meanders through muskeg and beaver pond areas. 
The cutthroat population is known to be stunted. 
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 
1940 
Sep 13 G FWS Fair showing 
