111-20 WOLF CREEK K 88 
N55° 33.7 W131° 38.8 Previous No. 85K 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, MOSER BAY, E. shore near entrance 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Limited by accessible stream length and lack of spawning gravels. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warmrange. Observed temperature: 52°F., 9/24/50. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Short stream cut valley through 2 small lake basins. Wooded and brushy. Steep. 
DRAINAGE 5-6 square miles (estimated). Precipitation fed through two small lakes. Some muskeg areas. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Stream is just S. of homesite in small cove on the E. shore. A Forest 
Service trail marker on the S. bank of the steep, rocky intertidal zone. 
ANCHORAGE Inthe small cove by the homesite. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES The Forest Service trail leads to both lakes. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH <.1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  20'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 2° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Coarse broken rock, little gravel. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Just above Forest Service trail marker. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .2 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15-20'/14" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 2-3° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Little gravel, coarse broken rock and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE .2 miles. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Barrier falls. 
BARRIERS Falls over 20' high in three stages block all salmon migration. Small, passable falls a short distance above 
high tide. 
TRIBUTARIES Tributary enters from S. about 100 yards above high tide, blocked by falls 6' high 50 yards upstream. 
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 
1940 
Sep 17 G .3 FWS 8, 000 1,000 Excellent 
1942 
Sep 18 G .8 ASI 800 2, 000 Good 
1943 
Sep 14 G .3 FWS 500 200 Poor. 2,500 fish off mouth 
1947 
Aug 17 G .5 FRI No fish seen 
1949 
Aug 30 A FRI No fish seen 
1950 
Sep 24 G .1 FRI 335 35 850 150 
1953 
July 21 G .0 FWS No fish present 
July 22 G .0 FWS Few pink 
July 26 G .0 FWS Few chum and pink 
Aug 31 G .0 FWS Few chum and pink 
