Alaska Gazetteer
Katzehin River is a physical feature (stream) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Katzehin River places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Katzehin River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads at terminus of Meade Glacier, flows W to Chilkoot Inlet, 2.4 mi. E of Battery Point and 18 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "Tlingit Indian name reported as Chkazehin by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map). It was spelled ""Katsehin"" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 203) and ""Katschin"" on Chart 3091 in 1898." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.1974983215 |
| Longitude: | -135.290557861 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Katzehin River: Katzehin River.
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Mud Bay, AK
(4.1 miles SW) Haines, AK (5.8 miles WNW) |
Lutak, AK
(13.9 miles NW) Skagway, AK (18 miles N) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(5.6 miles WNW) Tanani, AK (7.4 miles NW) |
