Information About

Katzehin River

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 11' 51" N,
135 ° 17' 26.002" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Tributaries

Meade Glacier,

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Dolly Varden, Eulachon

Katzehin River in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of Meade Glacier, flows W to Chilkoot Inlet, 2.4 mi. E of Battery Point and 18 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported as Chkazehin by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map). It was spelled "Katsehin" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 203) and "Katschin" on Chart 3091 in 1898.

Katzehin River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Katzehin River.

Topo Maps

Skagway A-1 (1948), Skagway A-1 (1948), Skagway A-1 (1948), Skagway A-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-1 NW (1991), Skagway A-1 NW (2017),

Places Near Katzehin River

Archipelagos:

Chilkat Islands,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point,

Cities:

Haines,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Islands:

Anyaka Island, Dalasuga Island, Kataguni Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Shikosi Island, Talsani Island,

Lakes:

Lily Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Gollum, Mount Riley, Sinclair Mountain, Sullivan Mountain, Mount Villard,

Parks:

Chilkat Islands State Marine Park, Chilkat State Park,

Peaks:

Devils Fist, Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower, Outkaste Picket, Rage Against the Machine, Rockfall Tower, Satans Mistress, Selby, Termination Peak, The Trickster, Twin, Unholy Peak,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Katzehin River,

Streams:

Dayehas Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Yeldagalga Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Nahku Portage, Seduction Point Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,