Information About

Tawah Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 28' 5.002" N,
139 ° 37' 0.998" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Tawah Creek in Detail.

About

Flows SE along the coast to Lost River, 0.8 mi. N of its mouth in the Gulf of Alaska and 6.5 mi. SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Tlingit Indian name reported by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1901. This stream was often called "Ankau Creek" on early charts.

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat B-5 (1959), Yakutat B-5 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat B-5 NE (1987), Yakutat B-5 NE (2017),
Places Near Tawah Creek
Cities:

Situk Village,

Bars:

Blacksand Spit, Gilbert Spit, Prince Shoal, Tick Shoal, Tzuse Shoal, Village Shoal,

Bays:

The Lagoon, Port Mulgrave, Ahduck Bay, Black Duck Bay, Broken Oar Cove, Deep Bay, Gonakadetseat Bay, Graveyard Cove, Humpback Cove, Monti Bay, Puget Cove, Redfield Cove, Rurik Harbor, Sawmill Cove, Sea Otter Bay, Shipyard Cove,

Beaches:

Khantaak Beach,

Capes:

Point Munoz, Point Turner, Ankau Head, Arrecifes Point, Hatchet Point, Kooisk Point, Northeast Point, Phipps Cape, Phipps Peninsula, Pyramid Point,

Channels:

The Ankau, Canoe Pass, Hatchet Pass, Johnstone Passage, Yakutat Roads,

Cities:

Yakutat,

Islands:

Blacksand Island, Canoe Island, Doggie Island, Dolgoi Island, Fitzgerald Island, Gregson Island, Khantaak Island, Kriwoi Island, Krutoi Island, Otmeloi Island,

Lakes:

Aka Lake, Ankau Saltchucks, Kardy Lake, Laguna de la Frezas, Lake Redfield, Rocky Lake, Situk Lake, Summit Lake, Summit Lakes,

Mountain Passes:

Johnsons Slough, Middle Slough,

Rivers:

Ahrnklin River, Lost River, Old Situk River, Situk River, West Fork Situk River,

Streams:

Humpback Creek, Kunayosh Creek, Onklat Creek, Ophir Creek, Seal Creek, T-awat Creek, Tawah Creek,

Routes:

Situk Lake Trail, Situk River Trail,

Cities:

Situk,