Information About

Slate Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Slate Creek on The Map

Location

57 ° 32' 47" N,
133 ° 20' 6" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

272 ft (82.91 m)

Slate Creek in Detail.

About

flows NE to Chuck River, 4 mi. S of Windham Bay, and 67 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by Spencer and Wright (1906, fig. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because "the bed rock in this vicinity is mostly black slate." Gold mining was started along this stream about 1903 including the Lost Rocker mines named for "The Lost Rocker," a drama popular at Juneau in the 1890's.

Topo Maps

Sumdum C-5 (1948), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-5 SE (2017),
Places Near Slate Creek
Cities:

Sumdum,

Bays:

Endicott Arm, Fords Terror, Hobart Bay, Sanford Cove, Sunset Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Hobart, Rock Point, Rocky Point,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Entrance Island, Sumdum Island, The Twins,

Lakes:

Alice Lake, Placer Lakes, The Salt Chuck, Taylor Lake,

Mine:

First Basin Mine, K and D Mine,

Rivers:

Chuck River,

Streams:

Libby Creek, Powers Creek, Slate Creek, Spruce Creek, Sylvia Creek, Taylor Creek,

Routes:

Windham Bay Trail,

Cities:

Entrance Island, Hobart Bay,