Information About

Suntaheen Creek

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Location

58 ° 3' 25.999" N,
135 ° 5' 51" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Elevation

36 ft (10.97 m)

Suntaheen Creek in Detail.

About

On N end of Chichagof I., flows NNW, then ENE to Whitestone Harbor on Icy Inlet, 30 mi. SW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.

History

Local Tlingit Indian name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1959 and thought to mean "middle creek." It is also locally known as Flounder Creek.

Topo Maps

Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau A-4 (1948), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-4 (1995), Juneau A-4 SE (2017),

Places Near Suntaheen Creek

Archipelagos:

Redcliff Islands,

Bars:

Hanus Reef, North Ledge, Sisters Reef,

Bays:

Cedar Cove, Coot Cove, Curlew Ledge, False Bay, Freshwater Bay, Funter Bay, Iyoukeen Cove, Pavlof Harbor, Swanson Harbor, Whitestone Harbor,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Clear Point, Point Couverden, East Point, Flints Point, Iyoukeen Peninsula, North Passage Point, West Point,

Cliffs:

No Use Ledge, Sharp Ledge,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Islands:

Ansley Island, Bare Island, Cedar Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, East Redcliff Island, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, Heidi Rock, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Little Cedar Island, Naked Island, Pinnacle Rock, Pulizzi Island, Rainier Island, Rat Island, Rocky Island, The Sisters, Spasski Island, Star Rock, Station Island, West Redcliff Island,

Lakes:

Pavlof Lake,

Mine:

Kaiser Gypsum Mine,

Parks:

Funter Bay State Marine Park,

Ridges:

Sonyakay Ridge,

Rivers:

Pavlof River, Salmon River,

Streams:

Freshwater Creek, Gypsum Creek, Iyouktug Creek, Kennel Creek, North Fork Freshwater Creek, Seal Creek, Small Creek, Spasski Creek, Suntaheen Creek, Wukuklook Creek,

Cities:

Freshwater Bay, Funter,