101-31 WINSTANLEY CREEK K 37 
N55° 24.3 W130°52.9 Previous No. 33 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, E. shore at S. entrance to Shoalwater Passage 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chun, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Rated fair (1947) in lower stream. Probably limited to lower stream by unpassable upper 
stream barriers. Not a large producer of salmon, though better than average for short streams. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut lower valley, lake filled glacial upper valley. First half mile of stream lies 
in a narrow, steep-sided ravine. Above, cuts through cross-bedding to lower lake (. 7 miles). Large upper lake 
lies in glaciated valley. Wooded lower slopes, bare rock ridges. 
DRAINAGE 13.4 square miles. Lower Winstanley Lake, 1.4 miles upstream, has 175 acres at 340' elevation. Upper 
Winstanley Lake, 2.1 miles upstream, has 465 acres at 355' elevation. The mean discharge at the gaging station 
in 1936-37 was 142 cubic feet per second. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION A Forest Service trail marker is visible for Shoalwater Passage. The 
stream appears as a long, straight course with rapids and large boulders visible from the mouth. Has a relatively 
broad, gravel delta. 
ANCHORAGE Use southern Shoalwater Passage anchorage (see Coast Pilot). Forest Service has had floats at mouth 
of creek in the past and reports depth of 41'. Floats were located off trail marker. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Forest Service trail to lake. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .1 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40-50'!/12-18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3° at 2-4' per second 
BOTTOM _ Small rocks and scattered boulders, some gravel. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION Above grass flats at tree line. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Mid-tide pools at edge of the grass flats and just below high tide mark. 
SPAWNING AREAS Mid-tide mark to high tide. Best appearing area is just below high tide mark. This stream 
was reported to have fair spawning facilities during only survey on record in 1947. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE >.7 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 40-50'/18" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 3° at 2-4! per second 
BOTTOM _ Small rocks and scattered boulders. 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS Believed to have barriers to salmon in stream area above . 7 miles to lake. 
TRIBUTARIES Very small rainy weather tributary enters N. side at .7 mile mark. Very limited facilities. 
SCHOOLING AREAS None reported. 
SPAWNING AREAS Reported in first . 2 miles. No reports above. 
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 
1947 
Oct 3 G -S FRI 882 582 200 700 off mouth 
1954 
Sep 15 Gee 2) ADE) 19000 200 
