111-30 KLU CREEK Kes 
N55°50.6 W131° 26 Previous No. 81 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, GEDNEY PASS, KLU BAY, E. head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 3,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Very limited upstream spawning facilities. The upper intertidal zone is the primary 
spawning area and has good spawning gravels and stream velocities. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warmrange. Observed temperature: 50.5°F., 9/7/47. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut valley which divides .6 miles upstream, the larger valley being to the N. 
Wooded valley floors with muskeg areas and small ponds. 
DRAINAGE 6 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed through muskeg areas and small ponds. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Relatively long intertidal zone at the E. end of Klu Bay. 
ANCHORAGE Good anchorage in the outer bay in 16 fathoms, soft bottom. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH >.3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20-30'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2' per second 
BOTTOM Some sand, gravel, small rock, some boulders. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Head of grassflats on N. bank at entry into woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Long pool just below high tide mark. 
SPAWNING AREAS Upper intertidal riffle areas above bend of intertidal zone to the S. 
GENERAL NOTES The intertidal zone is the major spawning area for this stream. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15-25'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1->3° at 1-3' per second 
BOTTOM Smallrock, boulders and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE _ .05 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Small tributary enters from N. side. Series of small falls above on main stream. 
BARRIERS Series of small falls are difficult for salmon to pass. 
TRIBUTARIES Small tributary at marker drains N. slope. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Pool at marker has been observed with a few schooled salmon. 
SPAWNING AREAS Limited to riffles in first .05 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 
1937 
Sep 22 FWSs 1,000 1,000 
1940 
Sep 18 G .1 FWS 3,000 1, 000 Excellent 
1941 
Sep 20 G .5 FWS_ 10,000 3,000 Good. 10,000 fish off mouth 
1942 
Sep 15 Gi1.0 FWS 1,000 Poor 
1947 
Sep 7 Gy. 3) ERI 2,500 
1948 
Aug 13 Ges) ERI No fish seen 
1953 
Sep 10 G .5 FWS 11 1 coho No fish above high tide mark 
