Information About

Humpback Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Humpback Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 36' 45" N,
145 ° 40' 55.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Humpback Creek in Detail.

About

E shore Prince William Sound, flows W to Orca Inlet, 5 mi. NE of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1914 by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was formerly reported as "Hunchback Creek" in 1908 by U.S. Grant and D.F. Higgins (in brooks and others, 1909, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Humpback Creek
Cities:

Eyak,

Bars:

Fleming Spit, Government Rock, North Rock, South Rock,

Bays:

Deep Bay, Eccles Lagoon, Hartney Bay, Middle Arm, Mud Bay, Nelson Bay, Odiak Slough, Shipyard Bay, Three Mile Bay,

Capes:

Point Whitshed, Bluff Point, Knot Point, Saddle Point, Salmo Point, Shepard Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Odiak Channel, Orca Channel, Orca Inlet, Western Channel,

Cities:

Cordova,

Dams:

Apw Dam Number 1, APW Dam Number 2, Eyak Lake Dam, Humpback Creek Number 1 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 2 Dam, Humpback Creek Number 3 Dam, Meals Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Glacier G214260E60794N, Glacier G214364E60797N,

Islands:

Boy Scout Island, Channel Islands, Grass Island, Mavis Island, North Island, Observation Island, Spike Island,

Lakes:

Crater Lake, Eyak Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Ibeck Pond, Island Lake, Meals Lake, Middle Lake, Milton Lake, Odiak Lagoon, Rude Lake, Scout Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Eccles, Mount Eyak, Heney Peak, Kelly Mountain, Mount Robert Korn, Mount Shiels, Snyder Mountain, Tripod Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Big Glacier, Center Slough, Joe Reeves Slough, Johnson Slough, Little Glacier Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Heney Range,

Rivers:

Eyak River, Rude River, Scott River, Sheridan River,

Streams:

Big Glacier Slough,

Streams:

Beartrail Creek, Boulder Creek, Currin Slough, Deep Creek, Eccles Creek, Fleming Creek, Government Slough, Hartney Creek, Heney Creek, Humpback Creek, Ibeck Creek, Koppen Creek, Lydick Slough, Mountain Slough, Nicolet Creek, Parson Falls Creek, Power Creek, Raging Creek, Robinson Falls Creek, Rogue Creek, Simpson Creek, Snyder Falls Creek, Tiedeman Slough, Wesley Falls Creek,

Routes:

Eyak Trail, Lake Elsner Trail,

Cities:

Crystal Falls, Orca,

Waterfalls:

Ohman Falls,