111-30 KLAM CREEK K 82A 
N55°50.9 W131° 28 Previous No. 81A 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, GEDNEY PASS, KLU BAY, N.W. corner 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Limited primarily to the intertidal zone by lack of upstream gravels below the barrier 
falls. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Main valley forks 2 miles above saltwater into 2 short valleys. 
DRAINAGE 5 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed through a chain of small lakes and scattered muskeg 
areas. Bare rock ridges. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Short intertidal inlet turns toward the N. at the low tide point around 
the point on the E. side of the stream. 
ANCHORAGE In Klu Bay, 18 fathoms, soft bottom. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH >.1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-20'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES Falls in intertidal zone passable on high tide. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE <.2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15!/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES >3° at >3' per second 
BOTTOM 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS 30! falls reported less than . 2 miles, impassable. 
TRIBUTARIES Small tributary enters from E. about high tide, blocked by 15! cascade. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS Very limited gravel in the boulder and bedrock stream bed offers poor facilities. 
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 7 G .1 FRI 1,600 pink at mouth 
1948 
Aug 13 G .3 FRI No fish seen 
1953 
Sep 10 G .1 FWS None observed 
