111-10 HELM CREEK K 58 
N55°38.9 W131°57.8 Previous No. 55 
KETCHIKAN, BEHM CANAL, HELM BAY, N.E. shore 4.5 miles from entrance 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink, red OTHER SPECIES Trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE >2,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good, though limited to area below outlet of Helm Lake. Some spawning areas in 
intertidal and above for . 2 miles. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream and lake are on the S. flat lower slope of the mountain N.E. of Helm Bay. 
There is no valley. The stream cut outlet stream rums N. W. paralleling Helm Bay. A low ridge lies between 
Helm Lake and the bay. 
DRAINAGE 8 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Lake is precipitation fed from the slope of the mountain N. of the 
Lake. Lake is 1. 2 miles long and . 3 miles wide. Water is amber colored. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Mouth lies at the head of an intertidal cove on the N.E. shore which 
opens to the N. W. 
ANCHORAGE Just inside the point to the cove, sand bottom, shallow. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES A Fish and Wildlife Service research station was operated near the lake 
outlet for several years and a supply trail may be open for foot travel. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Not surveyed by air, amber color and tree-lined banks obstruct vision. Lake used 
by light planes on occasion. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .3 miles AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  30-40'/6-12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 1-2' per second 
BOTTOM _ Sand, gravel upper intertidal 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At the head of the constriction of the upper tidal flats. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS Upper intertidal zone. 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE 1.2 miles to lake AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  15'/8-12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1° at 1-2' per second 
BOTTOM Sand, gravel and bedrock. 
MARKER DISTANCE 1.2 miles to lake. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Lake outlet. 
BARRIERS None. 
TRIBUTARIES Small tributary enters from N. at high tide mark. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
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 
Sep 5 Goy-5)) SERE 75 
1953 
Sep 14 Gi.4 FWS 183 (0) Poor. No other species. Water 
dirty, mostly clay 
1956 
July 11 FWs 75 red Some chum 
July 12 FWS 400 red 
July 21 FWS 5,000 red 
Aug 5 FWs 250 red 
