101-45 WILLARD CREEK K 11 
N54°58.5 W130° 36.7 Previous No. 6 & 6A 
KETCHIKAN, WILLARD INLET, Head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink and chum OTHER SPECIES Coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <S5,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. Limited-to upper third of intertidal zone and upstream to barrier falls on S. fork 
and to small N. fork. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). The N. fork flows through a series of slow pools with 
beaver ponds adjacent to the stream. This fork is several degrees warmer than the S. fork, originating in a small 
lake. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. 
DRAINAGE Precipitation fed. Small lakes in drainage. Barren rock peaks in drainage system. Several small early 
snow fields on the S. fork. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Broad flats, stream entry on N. side. 
ANCHORAGE Along drop-off of delta in 9-15 fathoms. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES No trails, walking easy. Survey both forks. A small muskeg lies between 
the forks which could be used to cut across from the falls to the N. fork. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES The intertidal zone and S. fork to the falls are easily observed from the air. The 
N. fork is partially covered from the air and only sections may be viewed. The N. fork leads into Humpback 
Lake over a low pass. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .7 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  100'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 1=2' per second 
BOTTOM Rocks, boulders, vegetation in lower half. To 4" gravel above. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION .2 miles below contact with the woods on the N. bank. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the forks. 
SCHOOLING AREAS In two long shallow pools below forks. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Throughout 1/2 tide to forks. Area appears to have good spawning gravels, though runs in 
this stream have been very light for a number of years. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Over 1 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH N. fork 30'/12" 
S. fork 50'/24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES N. fork, less than 1° at 1-2' per second. S. fork, 1° at 2' per second 
BOTTOM Sand and gravel to 4". 
MARKER DISTANCE .I1milestoS. fork falls. No marker on N. fork. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 5S. fork falls. 
BARRIERS SS. fork falls. No barriers observed in N. fork for over 1 mile. 
TRIBUTARIES No major tributaries observed. 
SCHOOLING AREAS N. fork schooling areas in small pools scattered throughout the stream. S. fork is mainly 
riffles. 
SPAWNING AREAS 5. fork to falls. N. fork scattered throughout first mile of stream. 
GENERAL NOTES Spawning facilities judged good throughout. Coho fry observed in stream during pink and 
chum surveys. 
