57 ° 33' 51.001" N,
133 ° 20' 33" W
Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
108 ft (32.92 m)
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.
HistoryNamed 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.
Endicott Arm, Fords Terror, Hobart Bay, Sanford Cove, Sunset Cove, Windham Bay,
Capes:Point Hobart, Rock Point, Rocky Point,
Channels:Islands:Bushy Islands, Entrance Island, Sumdum Island, The Twins,
Lakes:Alice Lake, Placer Lakes, The Salt Chuck, Taylor Lake,
Rivers:Streams:Libby Creek, Powers Creek, Slate Creek, Spruce Creek, Sylvia Creek, Taylor Creek,
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