Information About

Dog Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 0' 47.999" N,
132 ° 49' 10.999" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Coffman Cove

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Dog Creek in Detail.

About

NE coast of Prince of Wales Island, flows N to Clarence Strait, SE of Kashevarof Passage, 1.6 km (1.1 mi) SE of Coffman Island and 58 km (36 mi) SSW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch. 4 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1961 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS), probably named because of heavy chum salmon spawning in it.

Topo Maps

Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg A-3 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg A-3 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg A-3 (1994), Petersburg A-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Dog Creek

Cities:

Lake Bay,

Archipelagos:

Abraham Islands, Screen Islands,

Areas:

Steamer Rocks,

Bars:

Barnacle Rock, Gull Rock, Key Reef, Key Reef Rock, Mariposa Rock, Nesbitt Reef, Rose Rock, Seal Rock,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Coffman Cove, Johnson Cove, Kindergarten Bay, Steamer Bay,

Capes:

Point Stanhope, Point Barnes, Point Harrington, Keg Point, Luck Point, North Point, Ratz Point, Steamer Point,

Channels:

Clarence Strait, Kashevarof Passage, Three Way Passage,

Islands:

Abraham Islet, Beck Island, Blashke Islands, Bluff Island, Bush Rock, Coffman Island, Deer Rocks, Deichman Rock, East Island, Independence Island, Kashevarof Islands, Lincoln Island, Lincoln Rock, Marsh Island, Middle Islands, Observation Island, Rose Island, Shrubby Island, Stevenson Island, Thorne Island, The Triplets, West Island,

Lakes:

Barnes Lake, Big Lake, Lake Galea, Gold and Galligan Lagoon, Grassy Lake, Little Lake, Luck Lake, Streets Lake, Sweetwater Lake, Trumpeter Lake,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Manty Mountain, Steamer Knoll,

Mountain Ranges:

Keating Range,

Rapids:

Deadmans Riffle, Indian Creek Rapids,

Streams:

Lake Bay Creek, Coffman Creek, Dog Creek, Eagle Creek, Galligan Creek, Hatchery Creek, Indian Creek, Logjam Creek, Luck Creek, Porcupine Creek, Ratz Creek,

Cities:

Coffman Cove,

Waterfalls:

Sockeye Falls,