111-30 K 55B 
N55°52 W131°55 Previous No. 51B 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, SPACIOUS BAY, N.W. shore at head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Rated as fair. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range, (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream flows across flat muskeg area for a short distance before rising onto S. side of 
the mountain slope with headwaters about 2, 200' elevation. Timbered stream banks. 
DRAINAGE 3 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. Muskeg in drainage. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Extensive sand intertidal and beaches. Intertidal stream bed along N. 
shore. Sand bar extends E. aiong the S. intertidal bank. 
ANCHORAGE Rocks in lower intertidal area and along drop-off. See anchorage, K 55. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A good trail follows the E. bank. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH Greater than .5 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15-20'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than .5° at 1-2' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel in upper intertidal area 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Above the N. and S. bank beaches at the first bend to the N. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
-SPAWNING AREAS Limited spawning around high tide mark. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Greater than .5 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-15'/3-6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 1-2! per second in lower stream 
BOTTOM Some sand, small rock and boulders. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS 
TRIBUTARIES 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
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 
Sep 5 G .8 FWS No fish in stream, few in bay 
