101-42 SOCKEYE CREEK K 22 
NS55°05.8 W130°42.5 Previous No. 19 
KETCHIKAN, REVILLAGIGEDO CHANNEL, BOCA DE QUADRA, Opposite Cygnet Island 
MAJOR SPECIES Red, pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Aug. -Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE >20,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES None. Sockeye Creek is outlet stream of Hugh Smith Lake and all species migrate 
directly into the lake. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Lake outlet. 
DRAINAGE _ 25 square miles (Estimated). Precipitation fed lake system. Early snowfields persist into July. Hugh 
Smith Lake is 3.5 miles long, .5 mile at greatest width. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Narrow Cove .3 mile long with steep rock sides. Intertidal gravel 
flat on N. side with trail to lake, marker above grassflat. 
ANCHORAGE Small basin just inside cove offers small boat anchorage in stream current. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Portage trail on N. side of stream may be used to skid small skiff to lake. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air, no salmon visibility in dark water. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .3 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 45'/24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES  1-2° at 2-4' per second 
BOTTOM Large boulders and bedrock, gravel fringe at high tide. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Base of the rapids below lake. 
SCHOOLING AREAS | Schooling throughout the cove and intertidal area. Visibility is never adequate for salmon 
observations due to coloration of the water. 
SPAWNING AREAS None. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .05 mile to lake AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  45'/24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES »>3° at 3-4! per second 
BOTTOM Large boulders and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE Lake. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION .05 mile. 
BARRIERS None. 
TRIBUTARIES 
SCHOOLING AREAS None. 
SPAWNING AREAS None. 
GENERAL NOTES 
