111-30 HECKMAN CREEK K 55D 
N55°45.1 W131°48.2 Previous No. 51D 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, HECKMAN POINT, S. of point 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent, though limited by small size of stream. Intertidal facilities are negligible. 
The upstream has shale type gravel which is clean. Logs and overhanging brush at scattered points in the stream 
offer shelter from predators. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warmrange. Observed temperatures 51°F., 9/16/50. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION A short stream cut valley heading in mountains to 2,400! elevation. Wooded throughout 
and brushy, alders along stream bed. 
DRAINAGE 6 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. No lakes or ponds, little muskeg. Water is clear. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Mouth is onS. side of Heckman Point with a small sand beach on each 
side. There is a pillared rock formation on the N. bank at the first bend. 
ANCHORAGE Just inside the point at the drop-off. Exposed to southerly winds. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES An extremely easy stream to walk in park-like surroundings. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH Less than . 1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 10-12'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 2-3° at 2' per second (low water). 
BOTTOM Shale gravel, boulders and bedrock. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At small bedrock rapids below wide graveled stream bed. A boat rack lies below 
the high tide mark on the S. bank. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Several small pools in the upper tidal area. 
SPAWNING AREAS Limited to a small area just below high tide. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE >.3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 8-12'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES  1-3° at 1-2' per second (low water). 
BOTTOM Shale gravel, boulders and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE .2 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Blazed tree on N. bank above large log across the stream. 
BARRIERS None in .3 miles. 
TRIBUTARIES None in .3 miles. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Scattered pools under logs and brush. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Gravel areas throughout observed stream are excellent and appear to be better than some 
good producing salmon streams of comparable size. 
GENERAL NOTES _ Seiners reported good catches made at Heckman Point in early years and believed they were 
heading for this creek. However, the stream is too small to have provided the reported catches. 
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 
1950 
Sep 16S G.5_ FRI 50 2 20 off mouth 
