111-10 SMUGGLERS CREEK K 60 
N55°35.5 W131°58 Previous No. 56 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, SMUGGLERS COVE, head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE »>2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent intertidal facilities, though limited, are productive . A small tributary 
enters at high tide from the N. side and offers some limited facilities. This stream is considered to be an 
intertidal spawning stream. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures: 53°F., 9/5/47; 56°F., 9/16/50; 
59°F., 9/3/53. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Above the impassable falls at high tide, the valley extends through muskeg flats and 
drains a lake 1.7 miles upstream. The main valley extends N. W. beyond the lake outlet tributary into a narrow 
valley with muskeg along the valley floor, glacial origin. Tributary drains mountain slope, no distinct valley. 
DRAINAGE  12square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. Tributary lake, extensive muskeg areas. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Cove is storage area for floating traps. High falls identifies stream. 
ANCHORAGE Basin suitable for small vessels off the intertidal flats, opposite the inner point on the S. shore. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Salmon enumeration may be made quickly and easily by skiff on high tide. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility adequate with good light during normal or low water levels. Afternoon 
shadows cover main spawning areas. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .8 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40-50!'/24-36" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM _ Sand, gravel in upper zone. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the base of the lowest drop of the falls. 
SCHOOLING AREAS In pools below the falls. 
SPAWNING AREAS The upper . 2 miles of intertidal zone offer good spawning facilities, with suitable gravels. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Barrier falls at high tide AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
MARKER DISTANCE Barrier falls. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Barrier falls. 
BARRIERS _ The barrier falls at high tide has been estimated to be over 80' in two major drops and a series of small 
drops. 
TRIBUTARIES Tributary enters at high tide from N. side. Accessible for over . 2 miles. However, facilities 
are very limited. 
SCHOOLING AREAS In pools in intertidal section. 
SPAWNING AREAS See tributaries. 
GENERAL NOTES 
