Information About

Humpback Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Humpback Creek on The Map

Location

55 ° 1' 55.999" N,
130 ° 41' 7.001" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Humpback Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Peabody Mts., flows W through Humpback Lake to Mink Bay, Coast Mts. 15 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1915 by E. Lester Jones, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so named because this stream is "a famous spawning place of the Humpback Salmon."

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 Humpback Creek
Bays:

Badger Bay, Boca De Quadra, Harry Bay, Marten Arm, Marten Arm, Mink Bay, Nakat Harbor, Nakat Inlet, Vixen Bay, Weasel Cove, Willard Inlet,

Capes:

Akeku Point, Bactrian Point, Ledge Point, Orca Point, Porpoise Point, Simonton Point, Surprise Point,

Channels:

Edward Passage,

Islands:

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

Lakes:

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

Mountains:

Arm Mountain, Cone Mountain, High Mountain, Nakat Mountain, Round Hill, Shed Mountain,

Ridges:

Loaf Ridge, Peninsula Ridge,

Rivers:

Marten River, Red River,

Streams:

Billy Goat Creek, Buschmann Creek, Cobb Creek, Humpback Creek, Quadra Creek, Sockeye Creek,