ALASKA SALMON INVESTIGATIONS IN 1901. 
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The upper lake has an elevation of 25 feet, and is about Lv> miles long, with an 
extreme width of i mile. The shores, except at the northern and southern ends, are 
steep and rocky, and bordered by hills from 300 to 400 feet high, back of which the 
land rises to the higher snow-covered mountains. At the northern end is a series of 
ponds, lying in the lowlands and connected with each other and the lake. The water 
is glacial, and had a temperature of 44° F. , which was that of the whole system. 
The upper lake is connected with the lower one at the southern end by a stream, 
which is 75 yards long, 35 feet wide, about 9 inches deep, and Hows with a strong 
current over a bowlderous bed in a general south direction. The lower lake, about 
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one- fourth mile in diameter, is shallow, and surrounded bjr wooded and grassy flats. 
The beaches are of mud and rock; the water is glacial. This lower lake empties into 
the inlet through a stream one-fourth mile long, 50 feet wide, and about 0 inches 
deep, flowing in a southwest direction with a very strong current over a bowlderous 
bed. There are two rapids a short distance below the lake. A few redfish were seen 
jumping near the mouth of the stream, but none were seen in the stream or lakes. 
The spawning-beds are in the streams and ponds at the head of the upper lake. 
There is no stream record available. It is estimated by those acquainted with 
the locality that it should yield, under average conditions, 10,000 redfish by fishing 
throughout the season. 
