401521 INDIAN CREEK K 78 
N55°48.6 W131°03.7 Previous No. 78 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, W. shore N. W. of Chickamin River 
MAJOR SPECIES OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle (estimated) ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut valley through extensive muskeg areas above 1 mile of narrow canyon. Lake 
basin 4 miles upstream. Bare rock ridges between 2, 000-3, 000' elevation. 
DRAINAGE 33 square miles (Polar Planimeter}. Early snowfields, and precipitation fed through a small lake. Muskeg 
extensive, water amber colored, very dark during flooding. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Mouth between two short points extending from shore. Grassflats in 
upper intertidal zone. Cabin on N. shore above intertidal zone. 
ANCHORAGE Mouth exposed to swells. Good anchorage .5 miles $. behind point. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Trail along N. bank of stream for unknown distance. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .2miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 50-60!'/12-18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1-2° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM 
LOW TIDE LOCATION Between the points at the entrance to the stream. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Above the head of the grassflats where the stream bends toward the N. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS Very limited. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40-50'/12-24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Greater than 3° at 2-4! per second 
BOTTOM _ Boulders and bedrock, some gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS Canyon begins .1 miles above high tide mark and runs .9 miles with rapids and cascades to the muskeg 
flats upstream. Accessibility for salmon unknown. 
TRIBUTARIES Small tributary on N. bank at the base of the canyon. 
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 
Rect 1 G .2 FRI No fish seen. High water 
1951 
Sep 15 G .1 FRI 150 300 fe) 0 No fresh fish. Mostly predator kills 
1952 
Sep 3 G .2 FRI 20 3 0) 0 
1953 
July 17 A .O FWS No fish present 
July 28 A .O FWS No jumpers present 
Aug 1 G .3  FWS 7 
Aug 5 G .3 FWS 1 5 
