111-30 BEAVER CREEK K 80 
N55°55.8 W131° 26.2 Previous No. 80 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM NARROWS, S. shore in small bight 2 miles S. W. of Anchor Pass 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chun, coho, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Middle (estimated). ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Limited. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Normal range. Observed temperatures 53°F., 9/10/47. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Main valley to the S. is blocked just above high tide by falls. Valley is of glacial 
origin, muskeg valley floor, timbered slopes. Lake (Long Lake) basin valley to the W. is of glacial origin at the 
foot of slope to mountain ridge S. of lake, wooded, some muskeg, also blocked by falls below outlet. Long Lake 
lies parallel to Behm Narrows. 
DRAINAGE 21 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Lake basin is over 2 miles long, narrow and drains ridge nearly 
3,000' in elevation. S$. valley heads over 7 miles upstream behing ridge above lake, small lakes and ponds along 
valley floor and ridges. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Short grassflats with two stream mouths, the larger along the S. side 
of the grassflats. 
ANCHORAGE Off the N.W. shore of the bight at the drop-off. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40-50'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM _ Sand, some gravel, boulders. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Head of grassflat at entry into woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS Very limited area at high tide. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .6 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  30-40'/10-18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3-6° at 2-4! per second 
BOTTOM Sand, limited gravel, rocks and boulders, bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS Main valley to S. blocked by 15! falls at the head of cascades .15 miles upstream. Stream to lake 
blocked . 6 miles upstream by falls over 25!. 
TRIBUTARIES Main valley with larger discharge is considered as tributary since access is blocked so near the mouth. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS Most gravel areas are at the lower end of the numerous pools. Most salmon probably spawn 
in the split sections in the first . 1 miles of stream. 
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 
Sep 10 G1.0 FRI 7 
Sep 25 G .8 FRI 55 
