102 LAKE CREEK K 48- 
N56°08 W131°06 No Previous No. 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, BURROUGHS BAY, UNUK RIVER SYSTEM, S. side 7.5 miles above Unuk Slough 
confluence 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink, coho, red, chum OTHER SPECIES Trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Early. July-Aug. ~Sep. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. Limited to suitable areas above lake in main stream and lake tributary. 
Lake and slough outlet offer excellent rearing conditions for fingerling. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Coldrange. Observed temperature: 45°F., 7/13/49. 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Glacial origin. Lower valley parallels main river valley for 4 miles, being separated 
by a ridge. The upper valley turns §. over a high falls and runs §.E. over 26 miles into mountains to the S. 
DRAINAGE Over 50 square miles (Estimated). Large snowfields and several small glaciers in headwaters, small 
cirque lakes. Moderate silting from main stream observed in lake. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Matney Creek enters Lake Creek slough . 3 mile upstream from main 
Unuk River where a cabin on the W. shore at the mouth marks the creek entrance. 
ANCHORAGE See Unuk River K 48. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Accessible to head of lake by skiff. Light planes land in the lake. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial survey visibility usually adequate for enumeration. Not usually surveyed 
by air. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
Lake Creek is a tributary to the Unuk River, therefore, it has no intertidal zone. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 4 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  60'/5-6" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES <.5° at 1' per second 
BOTTOM Silt and sand, fine red gravel in upper stream. 
MARKER DISTANCE 4 miles 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Barrier falls. 
BARRIERS Falls on main stream 60' high. 
TRIBUTARIES Matney Creek -3 mile from mouth reported to have good runs for the short distance accessible. 
Tributary to the lake enters in N.E. corner and is reported to have good runs utilizing excellent gravel areas. 
SCHOOLING AREAS At confluence with Unuk River and in the lake. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ .3 mile of main stream below falls. .5 mile of N.E. lake tributary. 
GENERAL NOTES Has been reported to have had excellent salmon runs. 
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 
1949 
July 14 FRI No fish seen 
1951 
July 26 A FRI 200 fish 
1952 
Aug 10 G3.0 FRI 500 20 220 50 25 red 
