101-11 CARLANA CREEK K 90A 
N55° 20.8 W131° 39.6 Previous No. 86A 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, TONGASS NARROWS, E. shore just N. of Sunny Point 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chun, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE  1-2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good, but very limited. Large gravel bars at the mouth have been used extensively for 
concrete work around Ketchikan. Recent concrete mixing operations deposited debris in the stream and probably 
further limited the spawning facilities to the short upstream section. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. Observed temperature: 55.5°F., 9/8/49. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut mountain slope following strata in bedrock for sections of the lower stream. 
DRAINAGE 4 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed through a small water reservoir. Wooded, brushy, 
some muskeg, water amber colored. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Concrete highway bridge crosses at high tide mark. City bus line 
turns at this point. 
ANCHORAGE Piling at mouth may be used by smaller vessels. Sunny Point cannery (Nakat) float just S. of mouth. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Easily walked. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Too small for aerial survey. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH 100 yards AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-15'/6-12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1-2” at 2' per second 
BOTTOM Gravel, rock. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Head of small pool just above the bridge. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Shallow pool below bridge. 
SPAWNING AREAS Riffles about the mid-tide point about 30 yards below the bridge. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 50 yards AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-15'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES >3° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM Some gravel, rocks, boulders and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE 50 yards. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Barrier falls. 
BARRIERS Falls drop vertically over bedrock, impassable. 
TRIBUTARIES None. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Pool at base of falls. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Gravel riffle at the outlet of the falls pool and around small gravel bar split. 
GENERAL NOTES Carlana Creek can be considered to be very productive for the escapements that have been 
observed here are good for the available facilities. This stream is a typical example of the many small, unnumbered 
streams in Southeastern Alaska that collectively are an important source of salmon production. 
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 
Oct 6 Ger ERE 800 80 Excellent 
1948 
Sep 10 Gi) 7 ERT 150 
Sep 27 G .1 FRI 3,000 chum and pink 
1949 
Sep 8 G .1 FRI 9 30 
1950 
Sep 20 G .1 FRI 100 16 
1951 
Sep 5 & .1- FRI 0 2 37 2 
Sep 14 Garena ERI 8 al 258 16 Chum spawning. None at mouth 
Sep 26 G .1 FRI 90 30 240 330 200 chum, 2,000 pink off mouth. 
Water low 
1956 
Sep 30 Gel, | FRI >2, 000 Some chum. Some dead pink. 
Most spawned 
