Information About

Sockeye Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sockeye Creek on The Map

Location

55 ° 5' 48.998" N,
130 ° 42' 59" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Sockeye Creek in Detail.

About

drains Hugh Smith Lake into Boca de Quadra, Coast Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1914 by E. Lester Jones, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF); named for the Sockeye salmon. Called "Quadra Creek" in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN).

Topo Maps

Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan A-3 (1955), Ketchikan A-3 (1955), Ketchikan A-3 (1955),
Places Near Sockeye Creek
Bays:

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

Capes:

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

Islands:

Carp Island, 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, South Quadra 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,