101-11 HERRING CREEK K 92 
N55" 19.6 W131 31.6 Previous No. 86C 
KETCHIKAN, GEORGE INLET, HERRING COVE, Head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <5,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Coldrange. Observed temperatures: 49°F., 9/28/49; 52°F., 9/21/50. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Short, steep, valley originating in ridge above Mountain Point. 
DRAINAGE 5 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Powerhouse water discharge from lake above Herring Cove, empties 
into stream near high tide and provides controlled stream flow during low water periods. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION New highway bridge crosses intertidal zone. 
ANCHORAGE 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Intertidal zone easily walked at low tide. Short upstream section accessible 
to salmon is brush and has windfalls. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .-3 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2' per second 
BOTTOM _ Sand and gravel, some scattered boulders. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Small rock rapids above a pool at the head of the grassflats. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Pool at powerhouse and pool at high tide mark. 
SPAWNING AREAS From high tide mark to the bridge. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .2mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Greater than 3° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel, and boulders. 
MARKER DISTANCE .2mile. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Small falls. 
BARRIERS Small falls. 
TRIBUTARIES Small intertidal tributary enters just above bridge. 
SCHOOLING AREAS _ Small pools scattered throughout the short accessible distance. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Small gravel sections between pools. 
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 
Oct 14 Gres JERI 1, 200 150 Good. Run mostly over. Many dead 
1949 
Sep 8 Gel) FRI 312 26 
Sep 28 Gye ERI 2,039 235 37 
1950 
Sep 21 Grd ERD 2, 167 143 6 Approaching peak 
1951 
Sep 28 Gerla ERT 4,500 320 100 20 About peak. Many spawning 
