Information About

Deer Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 40' 59.999" N,
132 ° 30' 59" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kasaan

Elevation

223 ft (67.97 m)

Deer Creek in Detail.

About

In Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island, heading in a small lake and flowing SE to Thorne Bay 4.5 mi NE of the settlement of Salt Chuck, Alex. Arch. 4 miles long.

History

Named by Sainsburg, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956 for the large deer population in the flats along it.

Topo Maps

Craig C-2 (1949), Craig C-2 (1949), Craig C-2 (1949), Craig C-2 (1951), Craig C-2 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig C-2 (1994), Craig C-2 NW (2017),
Places Near Deer Creek
Cities:

Hollis, Tolstoi Bay,

Bars:

McHenry Ledge,

Bays:

Baronovichs Bay, Clark Bay, Coal Bay, Forss Cove, Hollis Anchorage, Karta Bay, Kasaan Bay, Kina Cove, Linney Bay, Little Coal Bay, Little Ratz Harbor, Mills Bay, Poor Man Bay, Ratz Harbor, Thorne Bay, Tolstoi Bay, Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay, Twelvemile Bay, Windfall Harbor,

Capes:

Adams Point, Alder Point, Althouse Point, Baker Point, Ernest Point, Figgins Point, Kasaan Peninsula, Mound Point, Narrow Point, Onslow Point, Outer Point, Sandy Point, Thorne Head, Tolstoi Point,

Channels:

Canoe Pass,

Cities:

Kasaan,

Dams:

Salt Chuck Mine Dam,

Hills:

North Pole Hill,

Islands:

Berry Island, Cat Island, Daisy Island, Eagle Island, Jarvis Island, Kasaan Island, Loy Island, Onslow Island, Pen Island, Round Island, Tolstoi Island,

Lakes:

Lake Number Three, Lake Number Three, Angel Lake, Big Lake, Copper Center Lake, Lake Ellen, Foot Lake, Ives Lake, Karta Lake, Lindeman Lake, Little Lake, Loon Lake, North Lake, Power Lake, Salamander Lake, Salmon Lake, Setter Lake, Trumpeter Lake, Water Lake, Wolf Lake,

Mine:

Alarm Mine, Crackerjack Mine, Dawson Mine, Flagstaff Mine, Haida Mine, It Mine, Mount Andrews Mine, Poor Man Mine, Puyallup Mine, Rich Hill Mine, Rush and Brown Mine, Salt Chuck Mine, Uncle Sam Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Andrew, Granite Mountain, Jacobs Mountain, Kasaan Mountain, Rush Peak, Tolstoi Mountain,

Rivers:

Karta River, Thorne River,

Streams:

Andersen Creek, Deer Creek, Falls Creek, Flagstaff Creek, Goose Creek, Gravelly Creek, Halfmile Creek, Hundred Thousand Creek, Kina Creek, Linkum Creek, Little Ratz Creek, Maybeso Creek, McGilvery Creek, Paul Young Creek, Poor Man Creek, Ratz Creek, Sal Creek, Slide Creek,

Cities:

Hollis, Salt Chuck, Thorne Bay,