111-20 LORING CREEK K 86 
RST AEST WUE BS Previous No. 85G 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, NAHA BAY, E. of Loring at old cannery ruins 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE  1-2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good, though limited by stream size and short distance accessible to salmon. The 
spawning areas are brushy, offering good concealment for salmon. Intertidal facilities are also good in the 
upper zone. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). Stream originates on S. slope of mountain behind Loring 
and receives full summer sunlight on drainage. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut valley originating in the ridges of the mountain N. of Loring. Timbered lower 
valley, muskeg areas, rock ridges. 
DRAINAGE 4square miles (estimated). Precipitation fed. Some muskeg areas, clear water. Small lake estimated 
two miles upstream. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Broad intertidal delta, old Loring cannery ruins adjacent. 
ANCHORAGE At Loring or at the drop-off of the delta. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Short, brushy stream easily walked to falls. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .1miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  30-40'/8-12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 2° at 2-3! per second 
BOTTOM Shale gravel, some granite and quartz. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the head of the grassflats. Gravel bars in split area with alder. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS Upper intertidal area. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40!/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM Shale gravel mixed with granite and quartz, granite boulders. 
MARKER DISTANCE .1 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Falls. 
BARRIERS Falls over 50' high, nearly vertical. 
TRIBUTARIES None below falls. 
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 
Aug 15 G2, [ERE No fish 
