114-20 K 66A 
N55°45.7 W132°11 Previous No. 61A 
KETCHIKAN, ERNEST SOUND, UNION BAY, E. shore 1.3 miles N. of head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor. Limited spawning gravel and barrier falls . 2 miles upstream. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Straight valley runs E. between two ridges. Timbered, some upstream 
muskeg areas. Valley 6 miles long. 
DRAINAGE 12square miles (estimated). Precipitation fed. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Oldcannery at mouth. 
ANCHORAGE Cannery pilings for moorage. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Board walk along water line to dam site at falls. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40-50'/18-24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Small rock and boulders. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Head of grassflats. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  30-40'/24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Small rock and boulders. 
MARKER DISTANCE .2 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Falls in cascades up to 15! in height. 
BARRIERS _ Impassable falls. 
TRIBUTARIES None below falls. 
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 
1947 
Oct 10 G .2 FWS 200 100 Cannery watchman reports good 
earlier escapement 
