101-13 SPIT POINT CREEK K 100 
N55° 22.4 W131° 22. 3 Previous No. 100 
KETCHIKAN, CARROLL INLET, S.E. shore between Brunn Point and Spit Point 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 10,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Fair in the upper stream. Limited areas near the mouth. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warmrange. Observed temperatures: 52°F. , 9/18/50, 47°F. , 9/29/50; 43-60°F. , 
1951; 52°F., 1952; 58°F. , 9/10/53. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Stream bed is cut deeply in folded rock structure or fault and follows 
straight line for a long distance. Upper valley between two ridges with small lake basin. 
DRAINAGE 7 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. One small lake and several ponds, some muskeg. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Spit Point lies just N.E. of the mouth in line with the upper intertidal 
stream course. 
ANCHORAGE Insmall cove W. of the mouth. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Relatively difficult walking, especially during high water. W. ridge more 
easily followed than on E. side. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility adequate for enumeration during ideal conditions. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .3 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 45'/10" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Bedrock, boulders in lower section, gravel 3-6" in diameter. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION 100 yards above bend to E. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Several small pools near high tide and at bend. 
SPAWNING AREAS Primarily limited to the upper sections where suitable gravel is found. Coarse rock and 
boulders in the lower sections appear to be unsatisfactory for spawning. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 3.6 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 20-25'/6-8" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES .5-1° at 1-2' per second. Occasional rapids. 
BOTTOM Bedrock, slate, gravel. 
MARKER DISTANCE 14.5 miles 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Blazed alders on W. bank. 
BARRIERS None. 
TRIBUTARIES No important tributaries. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Schooling primarily in lower stream in pools below and above rapids. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Gravel areas at intervals above . 3 mile. 
GENERAL NOTES 
