101-14 FISH CREEK K 103 
N55° 23.9 W131°12.4 Previous No. 103 
KETCHIKAN, THORNE ARM, Head, E. of Mop Point and Pop Point 
MAJOR SPECIES Pink, chum OTHER SPECIES _ Coho, red, trout 
ESCAPEMENT TIMING Late. Sep. -Oct. ESCAPEMENT MAGNITUDE >40,000 
SPAWNING FACILITIES Excellent. Entire accessible stream above lake to falls is utilized by spawning salmon. 
STREAM TEMPERATURES Warm range (Estimated). 
VALLEY DESCRIPTION Stream cut valley of glacial origin with chain of lakes basins. Valley heads in high 
mountain ridge N. of upper lake. Timbered areas throughout, scattered muskeg flats near lakes. 
DRAINAGE 30 square miles (Polar Planimeter). Precipitation fed. Series of lakes beginning just above tide water 
with Low Lake, 55 acres, Big Lake, 1.4 miles above with an area of 355 acres, Third Lake, .7 mile above with 
180 acres. Mirrow and Basin Lakes, further up, are also in the drainage area. 
STREAM MOUTH IDENTIFICATION Forest Service trail marker and float on N. side of mouth. 
ANCHORAGE Float at mouth. 
TRAILS AND SURVEY ROUTES Forest Service trail to stream above Low Lake crosses at cable crossing. Skiff 
usually available at outlet of Low Lake may be used with outboard carried in over the trail. 
AERIAL SURVEY NOTES Aerial visibility good during normal water levels in stream. Schooled salmon at stream 
mouth easily observed though the lake observations are unsatisfactory. Terminal falls easily visible. 
INTERTIDAL ZONE 
There are no intertidal spawning facilities. The outlet falls from Low Lake drops an estimated 25' in 50 yards 
to the high tide point. The stream below high tide enters tidal waters without a stream bed being exposed at low tide 
levels. 
UPSTREAM 
LENGTH ACCESSIBLE .7 mile (Above lake) AVERAGE WIDTH/DEPTH  150'/24" 
GRADIENT AND VELOCITIES 1-2° at 2-3' per second 
BOTTOM Sand and gravel, larger rocks in upper accessible stream. 
MARKER DISTANCE .7 mile. 
MARKER IDENTIFICATION Impassable falls. 
BARRIERS Falls are over 100' and are complete barriers. 
TRIBUTARIES No important tributaries. 
SCHOOLING AREAS Low Lake and at outlet of stream into lake. 
SPAWNING AREAS _ Salmon spawn throughout stream to below falls area. Major concentration have been observed 
at the split area above the cable crossing. 
GENERAL NOTES This is a very productive stream for its size. 
