Information About

Harris River

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 27' 40" N,
132 ° 41' 33" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kasaan

Elevation

69 ft (21.03 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Steelhead

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.

Topo Maps

Craig B-3 (1949), Craig B-3 (1949), Craig B-3 (1949), Craig B-3 (1951), Craig B-3 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig B-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Harris River

Cities:

Hollis, Sulzer,

Basins:

Jumbo Basin,

Bays:

Baronovichs Bay, Clark Bay, Coal Bay, Goose Bay, Harris River Bay, Hollis Anchorage, Karta Bay, Kina Cove, Mills Bay, Natzuhini Bay, Polk Inlet, Portage Bay, Thorne Bay, Twelvemile Arm, Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay, Twelvemile Bay,

Capes:

Alder Point, Althouse Point, Mound Point, Outer Point, Sandy Point,

Channels:

Gould Passage, Sulzer Passage,

Dams:

Salt Chuck Mine Dam,

Hills:

North Pole Hill,

Islands:

Cat Island, Dell Island, Gould Island, Jarvis Island, Jumbo Island, Loy Island, Pen Island, Prince of Wales Island,

Lakes:

Lake Number Three, Lake Number Three, Angel Lake, Black Bear Lake, Copper Center Lake, Lake Ellen, Foot Lake, Lake Gertrude, Lake Isabel, Ives Lake, Karta Lake, Kina Lake, Lindeman Lake, Loon Lake, Lake Mary, North Lake, Old Franks Lake, Power Lake, Rock Lake, Salmon Lake, Setter Lake, Wolf Lake,

Mine:

Crackerjack Mine, Dawson Mine, Flagstaff Mine, Haida Mine, Lucky Nell Mine, Puyallup Mine, Rush and Brown Mine, Salt Chuck Mine,

Mountains:

Beaver Mountain, Billie Mountain, Granite Mountain, Green Monster Mountain, Harris Peak, Mount Jumbo, Pin Peak, Rock Butte, Rush Peak,

Rivers:

Harris River, Karta River,

Streams:

Andersen Creek, Beaver Creek, Bully Boy Creek, Cabin Creek, Cave Creek, Dog Salmon Creek, Flagstaff Creek, Gandlay Hanaa, Halfmile Creek, Indian Creek, Kina Creek, Maybeso Creek, McGilvery Creek, Paul Young Creek, Perry Creek, Portage Creek, Twelvemile Creek,

Routes:

Soda Lake Trail Prince of Wales Island, Sulzer Portage,

Cities:

Hollis, Polk Inlet, Salt Chuck,