Information About

Falls Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Falls Creek on The Map

Location

55 ° 42' 33.001" N,
132 ° 36' 47.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kasaan

Elevation

82 ft (24.99 m)

Falls Creek in Detail.

About

On E coast of Prince of Wales Island, flows S to the Thorne River, 0.2 mi upstream form the mouth of Lava Creek, Alex. Arch. 5 miles long.

History

Descriptive name given by C. L. Sainsbury, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956, because of "the large number of waterfalls in its center portion."

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 Falls Creek
Cities:

Tolstoi Bay,

Bays:

Baronovichs Bay, Coal Bay, Forss Cove, Karta Bay, Kina Cove, Little Coal Bay, Little Ratz Harbor, Mills Bay, Poor Man Bay, Ratz Harbor, Thorne Bay, Tolstoi Bay, Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay,

Capes:

Adams Point, Alder Point, Baker Point, Mound Point, Narrow Point, North Point, Outer Point, Ratz Point, Sandy Point, Thorne Head,

Cities:

Kasaan,

Dams:

Salt Chuck Mine Dam,

Hills:

North Pole Hill,

Islands:

Jarvis Island, Mabel Island, Pen 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, Thorne Lake, Trumpeter Lake, Water Lake, Wolf Lake,

Mine:

Alarm Mine, Flagstaff Mine, Haida Mine, It Mine, Lucky Nell Mine, Poor Man Mine, Puyallup Mine, Rush and Brown Mine, Salt Chuck Mine,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Granite Mountain, Manty Mountain, Rush Peak,

Rivers:

Karta River, Thorne River,

Streams:

Andersen Creek, Deer Creek, Falls Creek, Flagstaff Creek, Goose Creek, Gravelly Creek, Linkum Creek, Little Ratz Creek, McGilvery Creek, Paul Young Creek, Poor Man Creek, Ratz Creek, Sal Creek, Slide Creek,

Cities:

Hollis, Salt Chuck, Thorne Bay,