112-30 POND CREEK K 106 
N54°57.4 W131° 20.9 Previous No. 106B 
KETCHIKAN, FELICE STRAIT, POND BAY, S.W. corner at head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 5-10, 000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent. Limited only by the relatively small size of the stream The abundance of 
observed escapements in many years has been considerably greater than might be expected for this stream. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. Observed temperatures: 49°F., 10/10/50; 55°F., 9/12/51, 52°F., 
9/26/51; 54-58°F. , 1952; 56°F. , 9/12/53, 52°F. , 9/24/53. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut canyon in flat muskeg area of N. Duke Island, wooded stream margins. 
DRAINAGE 1.6 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed through three small lakes and some very small 
muskeg ponds. Stream discharge drops to very low level during prolonged dry periods. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Large rock on E. side of lower intertidal zone. Stream mouth in 
direct line with passage between Dog and Duke Islands. 
ANCHORAGE Head of Pond Bay. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Stream easily walked. Short sections of game trails along both banks may 
be used. Excellent bypass route back from creek on E. side. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Intertidal and mouth schooling visibility good from the air. Stream is too small and 
oversgrown by brush and trees for accurate estimates. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .3 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  30-40'/6-8" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 2' per second 
BOTTOM Fine gravel. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Head of grassflats, blazed hemlock on E. bank. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Several small pools near high tide area. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Much of the intertidal zone has relatively constant gradient and gravel composition suitable 
for spawning. Spawning is more limited in upper zone because of sharp grassy banks. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE >.5 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-15'/6-8" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES .5-1° at 2' per second 
BOTTOM Fine gravel, some soft sedimentary bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE .3 mile. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Metal plate placed on small hemlock growing on log in mid-stream. 
BARRIERS No barrier reported to small lake .5 mile upstream. Tributary from E. just above terminal marker 
has barrier falls a short distance above its confluence. 
TRIBUTARIES E. tributary draining muskeg area has only short distance from main stream accessible to salmon. 
Small and limited spawning. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Some small pools between riffles are used by salmon prior to spawning. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Except for pool areas and limited bedrock, most of the stream is utilized during spawning. 
GENERAL NOTES 
