111-10 K 59 
N55°40.8 W132°02.3 Previous No. 54 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, HELM BAY, head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE >5,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent. There is good spawning gravel throughout the upper intertidal zone and in 
the first .5 miles that have been examined. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION A short, 3 mile long valley, heading in the pass to Black Bear Creek (K 66). Timbered 
floor and slopes, muskeg areas. Glacial origin with dendritic stream cutting. 
DRAINAGE 8 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. Small lake drains into S. side of stream . 1 miles 
above high tide mark. Amber colored muskeg water. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Extensive intertidal zone, stream follows S. shore. Creek from Bugge 
Lake enters intertidal zone from S. over impassable falls. 
ANCHORAGE 1 mile from head of grassflats where the intertidal zone constricts. Sand bottom. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Stream bed is easily walked. Windfalls in stream are minor obstructions 
to foot travel. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. Valley is pass to Black Bear Creek and points N. W. of Ketchikan. 
Helm Bay is on route of scheduled airlines. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH 1mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20-30'/12-18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES | Less than .5° at 1-2' per second 
BOTTOM Sand and gravel. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the head of the inner grassflats . 2 miles beyond the intertidal tributary from Bugge 
Lake on the S. shore. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Pools in the upper intertidal zone. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Good spawning riffles from the area around the Bugge Lake stream to the high tide mark. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Greater than 1 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20-30'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 1-2' per second 
BOTTOM Sand and gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS None reported in 1 mile. 
TRIBUTARIES Small, steep tributary from lake on S. side above Bugge Lake enters . 1 miles above high tide 
mark. A small intertidal tributary enters on the N. side just above the Bugge Lake stream. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Pools scattered between riffles throughout first part of stream. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Good broad spawning riffles observed in lower stream. 
GENERAL NOTES 
