101-21 SNIP CREEK K 76 
N55°41.2 W130°58.2 Previous No. 76 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, W. shore W. of Snip Island 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle. Aug. -Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor. Limited in size and accessibility for pink salmon. However, stream gradient 
decreases 1 mile upstream and facilities for coho may be good. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut canyon in lower stream area. Steep sides, timbered, muskeg areas upstream. 
DRAINAGE 14 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Broad delta area fills bight W. of Snip Island. Grassflats along N. bank. 
ANCHORAGE  Off-shore mid-way between Grace Creek and Snip Creek. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/12-18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1” at 2° per second 
BOTTOM _ Gravel and small rock. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Head of grassflats at entry into woods. Stream above is very straight. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS Upper intertidal zone. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  12-20'/15" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2! per second for . 2 miles, greater than 3° for .8 miles. 
BOTTOM Gravel, small rock, boulders and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS _ .8 miles of steep gradient stream through canyon. 
TRIBUTARIES 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS First . 2 miles of stream. No information beyond 1 mile mark. 
GENERAL NOTES 
ESCAPEMENT RECORD 
[Counts made by ground surveys ore designated by G. Aerial surveys by A] 
SURVEYED PINK CHUM OTHER SPECIES REMARKS 
Date Miles By Live Dead Live Dead Live Adjective Rating 
1947 
Sep 27 G .2 FRI 75 25 4 possible coho Poor. 200 fish off mouth 
1951 
Sep 15 G .2 FRI 850 35 10 iS) Few fish in vicinity of creek 
1952 
Aug 8 G <i FRI 185 6 (¢) (0) 
1953 
July 29 G .O0 FWS Poor. Very few fish showing 
