Information About

Karheen Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 49' 0.001" N,
133 ° 19' 0.001" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Klawock

Elevation

79 ft (24.08 m)

Karheen Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Karheen Passage at Karheen, Alex. Arch.

History

Tlingit Indian name, possibly from "ta-hin" meaning "salmon stream," reported in 1897 as "Ka-Hehe" by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN). The present spelling was established by the name of a cannery formerly located at the stream's mouth. See Karheen.

Places Near Karheen Creek
Cities:

Deweyville, Karheen, Tuxekan,

Archipelagos:

Blanquizal Islands, Gaohi Islands, Ham Islands, Harmony Islands, Kleiti Islands, Kussu Islands,

Bars:

Curacao Reef, Desconocida Reef, Fir Rock, Kabanof Rocks, Peep Rock,

Bays:

Chusini Cove, Clam Cove, Cyrus Cove, Guhao Inlet, Gulf of Esquibel, Gutchi Cove, Indian Garden Bay, Jinhi Bay, Kaguk Cove, Kahli Cove, Kaigao Cove, Kaikli Cove, Karheen Cove, Little Naukati Bay, Naukati Bay, Nichin Cove, Nossuk Bay, Nundei Cove, Rocky Cove, Salt Lake Bay, Sarkar Cove, Sea Otter Sound, Squam Bay, Surku Cove, Tokeen Bay, Tokeen Cove, Tonowek Bay, Tunga Inlet, Warm Chuck Inlet, Yahku Cove,

Capes:

Point Swift, Point Desconocida, Ahtun Point, Bay Point, Blanquizal Point, Bobs Point, Dargun Point, Guktu Point, Istku Point, Kaigao Point, Kaishi Point, Kauda Point, Kinani Point, Kugun Point, Kussan Point, Kutegi Point, Kwati Point, Sarkar Point, Shikat Point, Tahka Point, Turn Point, White Point,

Channels:

Brockman Pass, El Capitan Passage, Karheen Passage, Marble Passage, North Entrance, Skookumchuck, Tenass Pass, Tonowek Narrows, Tuxekan Narrows, Tuxekan Passage, White Cliff Passage,

Cliffs:

Tonowek Ridge, White Cliff,

Flats:

Kladein Flats,

Hills:

Pin Peak,

Islands:

Aikens Rock, Brockman Island, Burnt Island, Camp Island, Cap Island, Chapin Island, Clam Island, Clump Island, Cob Island, Culebra Islands, Dasani Islands, Dot Island, Dove Island, Eagle Island, El Capitan Island, Elghi Island, Flat Island, Garden Island, Graveyard Island, Hauti Island, Heceta Island, Hoot Island, Hub Rock, Kassan Islands, Keski Island, Klinau Island, Knob Island, Kubanof Rock, Marble Island, North Island, Orr Island, Owl Island, Phillips Rock, Point Swift Rock, Point Swift Rock, Saint Philip Island, San Island, Sangao Island, Scott Island, Scow Island, Sigh Islands, Singa Island, Spanberg Island, Staney Island, Suhti Island, Teal Island, Tenass Island, Trim Island, Tuxekan Island, Twin Islands, Village Rock, White Cliff Island,

Lakes:

Chuck Lake, Crooked Lake, Hook Lake, Island Lake, Jay Lake, Karheen Lakes, Marsh Lake, Mink Lake, Salt Water Lagoon, Sarkar Lake, Scott Lagoon,

Mountains:

Holbrook Mountain, Kogish Mountain, Staney Cone, Twin Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Skookumschuck,

Streams:

Chuck Creek, East Fork Tonowek Creek, Gutchi Creek, Karheen Creek, Marsh Creek, Mink Creek, Naukati Creek, Sarkar Creek, Shaheen Creek, Shinaku Creek, Staney Creek, Tonowek Creek, Yatuk Creek,

Cities:

Naukati Bay, New Tokeen, Tokeen,