Information About

Flagstaff Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 33' 38.999" N,
132 ° 38' 20" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kasaan

Elevation

112 ft (34.14 m)

Flagstaff Creek in Detail.

About

Heads on Granite Mtn., on E coast of Prince of Wales Island, flowing N to Little Salmon Lake, Alex. Arch. 3.6 miles long.

History

Named by C. L. Sainsbury, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956, for the Flagstaff Mine located in its valley. Sainsbury stated, "The name as such is not in local usage, but is always referred to as the 'creek that flows past.'"

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 SW (2017),

Places Near Flagstaff Creek

Cities:

Hollis, Tolstoi Bay,

Bays:

Baronovichs Bay, Clark Bay, Coal Bay, Forss Cove, Goose Bay, Harris River Bay, Hollis Anchorage, Karta Bay, Kina Cove, Little Coal Bay, Little Goose Bay, Mills Bay, Polk Inlet, Poor Man Bay, Thorne Bay, Tolstoi Bay, Twelvemile Arm, Twelvemile Arm Kasaan Bay, Twelvemile Bay,

Capes:

Adams Point, Alder Point, Althouse Point, Mound Point, Outer Point, Sandy Point, Thorne Head,

Channels:

Connection Pass,

Dams:

Salt Chuck Mine Dam,

Hills:

North Pole Hill,

Islands:

Cat Island, Jarvis Island, Loy Island, Pen Island, Tolstoi Island,

Lakes:

Lake Number Three, Lake Number Three, Angel Lake, Copper Center Lake, Cutthroat Lakes, Lake Ellen, Foot Lake, Ives Lake, Karta Lake, Kina Lake, Lindeman Lake, Loon Lake, Lake Mary, North Lake, Old Franks Lake, Power Lake, Salamander Lake, Salmon Lake, Setter Lake, Thorne Lake, Water Lake, Wolf Lake,

Mine:

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

Mountains:

Granite Mountain, Harris Peak, Pin Peak, Rush Peak,

Rivers:

Harris River, Karta River, Thorne River,

Streams:

Andersen Creek, Cabin Creek, Cave Creek, Deer Creek, Dog Salmon Creek, Falls Creek, Flagstaff Creek, Gandlay Hanaa, Goose Creek, Gravelly Creek, Halfmile Creek, Indian Creek, Kina Creek, Maybeso Creek, McGilvery Creek, Old Franks Creek, Paul Young Creek, Poor Man Creek, Slide Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Virginia Creek,

Cities:

Hollis, Polk Inlet, Salt Chuck, Thorne Bay,