101=32 SKULL CREEK K 31 
N55°17.5 W130°51.1 Previous No. 26 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, SMEATON BAY, .6 miles E. of Short Point 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink, coho OTHER SPECIES Chun, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE >5,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. The first mile of stream is excellent pink salmon spawning area. Above the 
tocky rapids, the stream is slow with numerous pools and a small adjacent beaver pond 1.7 miles upstream. The 
stream velocities increase again above this area with good spawning facilities for over a mile. No information 
on accessibility of the lake 3.5 miles upstream. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range. 50.6°F., 9/17/47. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. The stream lies in low flatlands between mountains running N. -S. The 
valley is muskeg with timber along the stream. The valley is about 6 miles long and heads 1 mile N. of Badger 
Bay in Boca de Quadra. 
DRAINAGE 10 square miles (estimated). A small lake is 3.5 miles upstream, being about 1.3 miles long. Pre- 
cipitation fed. A large part of the drainage system is muskeg and colors the water during floods. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION The stream mouth is at the head of a small cove. A grass flat is on 
the W- side at the low tide point. A larger grass flat lies E. of the intertidal zone. 
ANCHORAGE _ Good anchorage in cove off W. shore just outside of W. bank grass flats. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Stream bed is easily walked on normal or lower water levels. Game trails 
on some sections of the bank. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial survey possible on limited sections during good visibility conditions. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  30'/10" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 1-2' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel, rocks and boulders. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Upper limit of the grass flats on the E. hank. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Limited to deeper sections of the intertidal stream. No large pools. 
SPAWNING AREAS Upper intertidal section above mid-tide riffles. Most of the intertidal area is rocky and 
only limited spawning gravels are available. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE Over 2.7 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  30'/10" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel, rocks and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS None reported. 
TRIBUTARIES No major tributaries below lake. 
SCHOOLING AREAS _ A major schgoling area is found upstream in the area about the beaver pond section. This 
atea has deep pools with slow current. Observations in this area have included salmon and trout. 
SPAWNING AREAS The best spawning areas occur just below and above the beaver pond area. The .9 miles 
of stream below the lake has not been observed, but may be suitable. 
GENERAL NOTES Past reports have indicated that this stream was quite productive at one time. More recent 
observations have disclosed only moderate escapements. Though no reports have been made of red salmon 
in this system, there is a good possibility that a small run may occur. 
