101-31 K 36A 
N55°23 W130°52.5 Previous No. 32 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, E. shore opposite N. end Smeaton Island, .8 miles $.-S.E. southern entrance to 
Shoalwater Pass 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Rated as fair ( 1947). A small stream with limited spawning facilities. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION A short valley running S.E. and having short stream cut rivulets entering from the 
slope of the mountain to the E. Wooded bottom, bare rock in upper elevations. 
DRAINAGE 4 square miles (estimated). Precipitation fed. No lakes or ponds. Some muskeg, bare rock in upper 
elevations. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Broad intertidal delta with stream running N.W. -S.E. into woods in 
S.E. corner of the shallow bight. Gravel delta with algae and weeds in shallows. 
ANCHORAGE UN. of the stream delta in shallow water. An exposed anchorage. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No trails. Many windfalls obstruct foot travel. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH = 20-30'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel and small rock. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Above the grass flats at stream emergence for the woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None noted. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Upper areas offer good facilities. Best riffles are near high tide mark. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE >.3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15-20'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 2-3° at 2-4' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel and small rock. Larger gravel and rock upstream. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS 
TRIBUTARIES 
SCHOOLING AREAS None noted. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Occasional riffles between the numerous windfalls in the stream. 
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 
1947 
Oct 3 G .2 FRI 10 10 at mouth 
