Information About

Hugh Smith Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 5' 46" N,
130 ° 39' 43.999" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Hugh Smith Lake in Detail.

About

Draining south into Boca de Quadra through Sockeye Creek, 1 mi S of the entrance to Marten Arm, Coast Mts. 3.5 miles long.

History

Named in 1914 by E. Lester Jones, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), for Hugh McCormick Smith, 1865-1941, Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). It was called "Quadra Lake" by Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1897.

Topo Maps

Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan A-2 (1955), Ketchikan A-2 (1955), Ketchikan A-2 (1955),
Places Near Hugh Smith Lake
Bays:

Badger Bay, Bakewell Arm, Boca De Quadra, Marten Arm, Marten Arm, Mink Bay, Nakat Inlet, Sweaton Bay, Vixen Bay, Weasel Cove, Willard Inlet,

Capes:

Bactrian Point, Orca Point, Porpoise Point, Short Point,

Islands:

Cygnet Island, Gannet Island, Goose Rock, Gosling Island, Grouse Rock, Kestrel Island, Kite Island, Raven Island,

Lakes:

Badger Lake, Bakewell Lake, Bower Lake, Hugh Smith Lake, Humpback Lake, Little Humpback Lake, Marten Arm Lake, Nakat Lake, Quadra Lake, Quadra Lakes,

Mountains:

Cone Mountain, High Mountain, Shed Mountain,

Ridges:

Peninsula Ridge,

Rivers:

Marten River, Red River,

Streams:

Bartholomew Creek, Billy Goat Creek, Buschmann Creek, Carp Creek, Cobb Creek, Humpback Creek, Quadra Creek, Skull Creek, Sockeye Creek,

Waterfalls:

Fish Ladder,