111-10 RAYMOND CREEK KS 3)7 
N55°38.5 W131°51.8 (GRANITE CREEK) Previous No. 53 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, RAYMOND COVE 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE >5,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Upper intertidal zone facilities are good. The main stream running N. W. has facilities 
that are suitable during above normal water levels. Upstream facilities are probably limited. The S. tributary 
has only limited gravel in the lower sections. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warmrange. Observed temperature: 55°F., 9/16/50. Extensive muskeg flats 
throughout the lower stream area contribute to high stream temperatures during low water. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut mountain slopes with a broad flat muskeg area at the base of the mountain. 
Timber along the stream course. Valley is about 8 miles to the ridge above Helm Bay. 
DRAINAGE 15 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Dendritic precipitation fed drainage pattern throughout mountain 
slope and muskeg flats. One main stream runs N. W. from high tide mark. Short intertidal tributary drains slope 
N. of main stream. Short tributary to §. at high tide drains muskeg area toward Helm Lake. Normal water 
discharge estimated at 35 cubic feet per second. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Extensive intertidal flats extending beyond entrance to cove clearly 
identify the stream. 
ANCHORAGE Off the point of the cove on sand bottom. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Stream bed easily walked to high tide mark. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. Amber colored water restricts visibility. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH 1.3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20-30'/12-24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than .5* at 1-2' per second 
BOTTOM Sand throughout lower zone, flat shale gravel and bedrock. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION At point of cove. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the log jam at the confluence with the S. tributary. This is beyond the first bend 
where the intertidal tributary enters. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Pools in the upper intertidal zone. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Spawning gravels above the intertidal tributary to the high tide mark. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 1-2! per second (normal water). 
BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders, shale gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS Falls reported at 1 mile (unconfirmed). 
TRIBUTARIES 5S. tributary at high tide mark. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Pools at high tide mark. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Some limited gravel areas above high tide require above normal water levels for suitable 
velocities. 
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 
1942 
Sep 8 G .5 FWS Poor. 200 off mouth 
1950 
Sep 16 kit Eel 2,000 50 None off mouth 
1953 
Sep 15 G .3 EWS No jumps. No fish seen in salt water 
1956 
Sep 6 € :8 FWS 250 100 
