101=12 SALT CREEK K 96 
N55°32.3 W131° 27.1 Previous No. 90 
KETCHIKAN, GEORGE INLET, Head of Salt Lagoon 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink OTHER SPECIES Chum, coho 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Good. Intertidal facilities. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (Estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut. Lower valley between low ridges. Lake basin 2 miles upstream between 
high ridges. 
DRAINAGE 15 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. Lake .8 by . 15 miles. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Extensive intertidal zone at head of Salt Lagoon. Lagoon entrance 
through very narrow outlet passable at slack tide. 
ANCHOR AGE 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Skiff may be taken up intertidal zone with ease. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Intertidal visibility good. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
LENGTH .6 mile AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  150'/12" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES Less than 1° at 2! per second 
BOTTOM Gravel. 
HIGH TIDE LOCATION At split above head of grassflats. 
SCHOOLING AREAS 
SPAWNING AREAS 
GENERAL NOTES 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 
BOTTOM 
MARKER DISTANCE 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION 
BARRIERS Falls . 2 mile upstream (No report on passability). 
TRIBUTARIES Small tributary enters just below high tide from W. bank. Tributary enters from N. 1 mile upstream. 
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 
1948 
Aug 7 FWS 75 Poor 
1949 
Aug 30 A FRI No fish in lagoon or above 
1955 
July 24 FWS 400 100 coho 
