111-30 NEETS CREEK K 83 
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KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, NEETS BAY, E. head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <1,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Poor. Limited to the intertidal zone. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). Observed temperature: 52.8°F., 9/8/47. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial origin, stream eroded. Two lower valley lake basins. Valley and slopes have 
been recently logged. Rocky ridges along S., hanging valleys. 
DRAINAGE 16 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed through two small lakes, some muskeg. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Broad intertidal delta at head of Neets Bay. Grassflats along edge of woods. 
ANCHORAGE At drop-off. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Logging roads throughout valley. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .4 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20!'/12-18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM _ Sand, gravel and scattered rocks. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the base of the first split just above the head of the grassflats. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Schools have been observed at tidal confluence only. 
SPAWNING AREAS Upper intertidal zone facilities are limited, but considered good. 
GENERAL NOTES The intertidal zone is the primary spawning area in the stream. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE _ .1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-20'/18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 1' per second 
BOTTOM Shale slabs, bedrock, moss covered. 
MARKER DISTANCE  .1 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Falls. 
BARRIERS _ Each of the three splits have barrier falls, ranging from 10-15' in height. Pink and chum salmon are 
effectively blocked. However, coho and red salmon could pass under idead water conditions. 
TRIBUTARIES 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS None. 
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 
1942 
Sep 14 Gaia news. 500 Poor. 1,000 fish off mouth 
1947 
Sep 8 Grid) ERE None in stream. 30 salmon seen 
off mouth 
1948 
Aug 18 G .5 FWS Poor 
1953 
Sep 10 G .1 FWS 0 0 No other fish. None in bay 
