Information About

Harris River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Harris River on The Map

Location

55 ° 27' 40" N,
132 ° 41' 33" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kasaan

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Harris River in Detail.

About

flows S and E to Harris River Bay, near center of Prince of Wales Island, 17 miles E of Craig, Alexander Archipelago; 14 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1906 as "Harris Creek" by Wright and Wright (1908, fig. 15), U.S. Geological Survey. The generic "river" was applied to this stream by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1920.