57 ° 0' 14" N,
132 ° 46' 49.001" W
Petersburg (CA)
220 ft (67.06 m)
flows W to Thomas Bay, 2 mi. E of Ruth I. and 100 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 8 miles long.
HistoryDescriptive name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Martin and others, 1919, pl. 1). So named because "from the outlet of a lake (Swan Lake) at an elevation of 1,200 ft. above sea level and 3 miles from tidewater the river descends in a continous series of rapids and falls through a narrow, deep canyon."
Bock Bight, Brown Cove, Icy Cove, Long Pond, Porter Cove, Scenery Cove, Thomas Bay,
Capes:Point Agassiz, Point Agassiz Peninsula, Bayou Point, Beacon Point, Frederick Point, The Oasis, Prolewy Point, Spurt Point, Turn Point, Wind Point, Wood Point,
Channels:Cities:Cliffs:Dams:Petersburg Lower Reservoir Dam,
Fictional Places:Islands:McDonald Islands, Prolewy Rocks, Ruth Island, Sasby Island, Sukoi Islets,
Lakes:Brown Cove Lake, De Boer Lake, Ess Lake, Falls Lake, Ruth Lake, Scenery Lake, Spurt Point Lake, Swan Lake,
Mountains:Agassiz Peak, Bainbridge Peak, Church Peak, Cosmos Peak, Dana Peak, Dome Peak, Elephants Head, Fighting John Peak, Foote Peak, Fulton Peak, Gray Peak, Hancock Peak, Henry Peak, Horn Mountain, Hump Knoll, Jefferson Peak, Jenkins Peak, Marsh Peak, Narrows Peak, Petersburg Mountain, Pierce Peak, Pin Peaks, Pirate Peak, Porter Peak, Powell Peak, Preble Peak, Rodgers Peak, Rodman Peak, Saw Peaks, Stewart Peak, Thunder Mountain, Waterfall Peak,
Mountain Ranges:Buddington Range, Cosmos Range,
Ridges:Rivers:Streams:Cascade Creek, Clear Creek, Crystal Creek, Delta Creek, Fivemile Creek, Moonshine Creek, Petersburg Creek, Scenery Creek, South Fork Scenery Creek,
Cities:Routes:Colp Lake Trail, Petersburg Lake Trail, Raven Trail, Ruth Lake Trail, Spurt Point Lake Trail, Swan Lake Trail,