101-23 K 43A 
N55°45.1 W130°42 Previous No. 39A &B 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, WALKER COVE, S. shore at head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink and chum OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES. Excellent, though limited. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial. Vertical cliffs on N. side of valley, steep bedrock along S. side. Valley is 
continuation of the N. fork of the Rudyerd River with the divide 1 mile W. of the N. fork lake. Some timber, 
muskeg and brush in valley bottom. Valley rises rapidly 1.5 miles upstream. 
DRAINAGE _  Snowfields, several small hanging glaciers high up S. ridge. Area 6-8 square miles (estimated). 
Ground water seepage in upper valley. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Grass flats across upper delta, stream crosses center of flats. Several 
small channels cross delta on each side of main stream. 
ANCHORAGE Ss. of point between the two valleys at the head, near the E. side of the drop-off. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Notrails. Easily walked. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Good aerial visibility, clear water, light colored bottom, .though upstream narrow 
and brushy. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20-30'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM _ Some sand, gravel and small rock. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Head of grassflats at tree line. 
SCHOOLING AREAS In first . 1 miles below high tide mark. 
SPAWNING AREAS In first . 1 miles below high tide mark. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Less than 1 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/12-18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM _ Gravel to 6" in diameter. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS _ Stream becomes small and steep beyond 1 mile. Probable limits of migration are below this point 
at dry gravel bar area entering from S. side from high cliff. 
TRIBUTARIES Small streams enter from valley sides not important as spawning areas. Small stream N. of main 
stream considered as part of the system. 
SCHOOLING AREAS _ Small pools in lower stream. 
SPAWNING AREAS Riffles in the first .5 miles of stream are major upstream spawning areas. 
GENERAL NOTES A small stream having both pink and chum escapements. Stream potential limited. 
