Information About

Cannery Creek

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Location

59 ° 9' 24.001" N,
138 ° 38' 37" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Cannery Creek in Detail.

About

Tributary of Ustay River, flowing SE to the Alsek River and Dry Bay just S of the mouth of Muddy Creek and 48 mi SE of Yakutat. in Tongass National Forest, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 6 miles long.

History

So called because of a cannery located at its mouth on Dry Bay. Name was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1959. The Indian name "Stuhinuk" was reported by Lieutenant Commander Moser (1901, pl. 43 and p. 387), U.S. Navy (USN), but because of 40 years of local usage the name "Cannery Creek" was approved by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in 1962. This stream appears to correspond in application with Gines or Hines River of Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Cannery Creek

Bays:

Dry Bay,

Glaciers:

Canyon Glacier, Fassett Glacier, Martin Glacier, Rodman Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island,

Lakes:

Akwe Lake, Square Lake, Tanis Lake, Ustay Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Cabin Slough,

Rivers:

Alsek River, East Alsek River, Taaltsug River, Tanis River, Tlegan River, Ustay River, Vankahini River,

Streams:

Cannery Creek, Clear Creek, Emile Creek, Gines Creek, Muddy Creek, Shack Creek, Split Creek, Williams Creek,