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KETCHIKAN, CLARENCE STRAIT, E. shore 1.3 miles N. of Ship Island 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES 
-STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). Observed temperatures 60°F., 9/16/51. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut valley 6 miles to divide above the head of Helm Bay. Lake in basin 4 miles 
upstream. Timbered valley, some muskeg areas. Two tributary valleys below lake basin. 
DRAINAGE 16 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed lake 3.7 miles upstream. Small tributary enters 
.3 miles upstream from N. Small lake tributary enters from S. 3. 2 miles upstream. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A short point extends along the N. side of the mouth. The S. shore 
line is relatively straight to the point . 2 miles from the mouth. 
ANCHORAGE SS. point offers shelter from southerly winds. However, there is no protection from winds from upper 
Clarence Strait. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .1miles AWERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the head of the intertidal flats beyond the first major bend in the stream toward the S. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS Low water barrier falls reported . 1 miles upstream, passable at normal and higher water levels. 
TRIBUTARIES N. side .3 miles upstream, small. S. side 3. 2 miles upstream from small lake 1. 2 miles above 
confluence. 
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 
1935 
Sep 18 G .1 FWS Many pink, few chum below falls. 
None above falls 
1947 
Oct 11 ASI Fish present. No estimate, due to 
water conditions 
1949 
Sep 3 ee ik TALE 50 coho 
1953 
Oct 3 G .6 FWS 6) 200 Stream high 
