112-20 K 114A 
N55°18.9 W131°41.5 Previous No. 115 
KETCHIKAN, NICHOLS PASSAGE, BLANK INLET, Head 
MAJOR SPECIES OTHER SPECIES 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES 200! of the upper intertidal zone reported to have good spawning facilities. A small 
lake may be accessible to salmon, though no information available on upstream facilities or accessibility. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range(Estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut across flat muskeg area heading on mountain slope. 
DRAINAGE 3 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed through a smal| lake and small pot hole lakes 
and ponds. Amber-colored water. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION 
ANCHORAGE 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .3 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  10-15'/6-8" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 1-2! per second 
BOTTOM Bedrock and gravel. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At stream emergence from woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Upper 200! of intertidal zone reported to contain good spawning gravels. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS Series of bedrock falls 50' above high tide are reported to be passable to salmon. 
TRIBUTARIES 
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 
1954 
Sep 28 A .O FRI 3,500 
