111-20 STEELHEAD CREEK K 87A 
N55°35.1 W131° 36.9 Previous No. 85] 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, NAHA BAY, S. shore opposite Naha River float 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Coho, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. Clear water, gravel bottom and good spawning velocities. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut through flat valley, grass meadows scattered along stream bed. Low 
gradient for first mile. 
DRAINAGE 3-4 square miles (estimated). Precipitation fed through several small lakes. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Short, passable intertidal falls visible from the Naha River float and 
trail marker below the outlet of Roosevelt Lagoon. 
ANCHORAGE At Naha River float or in the channel below the float. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Easily walked stream, some brush and windfalls, to barrier falls. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  25'/10" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE  .7 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1-2° at 2' per second 
BOTTOM Shale gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE  .7 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Barrier falls. 
BARRIERS 25! falls impassable to salmon. 
TRIBUTARIES 
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 FRI No fish seen 
1953 
Aug 15 G -1 FWS No fish seen 
Sep 4 Gl GEWS No fish seen 
