101-44 NAKAT CREEK K 13 
N54°57.6 W130° 44.4 Previous No. 8A 
KETCHIKAN, NAKAT INLET, center of head 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE <,, 000 (recent years) 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Very good. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Low hills in this area. 
DRAINAGE Precipitation fed. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A small island lies off the stream mouth. A point of land extends out 
from the N.E. head of the inlet toward the island. 
ANCHORAGE S. of the point by the island at the mouth in 13 fathoms. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES None. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Stream visibility during clear weather is good. During high water, discoloration 
reduces visibility below accurate enumeration limits. This entire area should be by-passed following rains for 
a day or so. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .2miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 25'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 1° per second 
BOTTOM _ Rocks and boulders. Gravel in upper zone. 
LOW TIDE LOCATION At contact with E. shore. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At entty into woods. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Several pools in upper zone are used by ascending salmon, though not deep enough to 
offer shelter. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Upper zone areas. 
GENERAL NOTES Very little intertidal spawning has been noted in recent years during low escapement levels. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 15'/6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 1-2! per second 
BOTTOM _ Gravel ranging in size from 4" to 8" diameter, some sand. 
MARKER DISTANCE 1nmile. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Falls lying against the W. hill slope. 
BARRIERS _ The marker falls appear to be a barrier to salmon migration. 
TRIBUTARIES One small tributary enters on the E. side of the stream several hundred yards below the falls. 
It is too small and steep for spawning. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Small, shallow pools scattered throughout the stream. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ The major spawning area begins a short distance above high tide and continues upstream. 
The spawning facilities become more coarse toward the falls. 
GENERAL NOTES This stream was observed in past years with unusually large escapements. The last record of 
such an obseryation was on September 15, 1945. Since then, escapements have been light. In recent years, the 
magnitudes have been in the hundreds. 
