Information About

Sylvia Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sylvia Creek on The Map

Location

57 ° 33' 51.001" N,
133 ° 20' 33" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Elevation

108 ft (32.92 m)

Sylvia Creek in Detail.

About

heads about 573200N1331300W, flows W about to Chuck River 1.5 mi. above river's mouth at head of Windham Bay and 65 mi. SE of Jueau, Coast Mts.

History

Named by prospectors and reported in 1903 by Spencer and Wright (1906, fig. 3). It was probably named for "Nix" Sylva, prospector, who in 1869 made gold discoveries on Windham and Holkham Bays and later in the Juneau area. The creek contains gold-bearing gravels.

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 Sylvia 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,