101-21 FITZGIBBON CREEK K 46A 
N55°59.1 W131°10.9 Previous No. 42A 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, FITZGIBBON COVE, S. shore 1 mile from entrance 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut on N. slope of mountain ridge. 
DRAINAGE Precipitation fed. Small lake on S. fork. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Steep intertidal zone, narrow creek mouth, brushy. 
ANCHORAGE See Coast Pilot. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH Less than .1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 10-20'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 1-2! per second 
BOTTOM _ Rocks and boulders, some sand and gravel. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At tree line. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None reported. 
SPAWNING AREAS None reported. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Unknown AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-15'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 1-2! per second 
BOTTOM Rock, boulders, bedrock, some sand and gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE None. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION None. 
BARRIERS None reported. 
TRIBUTARIES Stream forks . 2 miles from high tide mark. W. fork to lake .1 miles, E. fork leads to muskeg 
pond . 3 miles. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None reported. 
SPAWNING AREAS Lower stream gravel areas. 
GENERAL NOTES This stream is small and has high water temperatures until late in the season when the fall 
rains begin. 
ESCAPEMENT RECORD 
SURVEYED PINK CHUM OTHER SPECIES REMARKS 
Date Miles By Live Dead Live Dead Live Adjective Rating 
