Alaska Gazetteer
Rhine Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Rhine Creek places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Rhine Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flowing SE to Stephens Passage, 0.7 mi. W of Bishop Point and 11 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "In 1890 John G. Peterson and ""Chris"" Fuhr located a claim on this stream which they called Reihn Creek. Since both miners were born in Germany, it is probable that they would have spelled the name ""Rhine"" if they had meant to name the stream after the Rhine River. It has been thought they may have intended to name the stream after John J. Ryan, a prospector, who had claims near the creek (DeArmond, 1957, p. 36). The names Rhine Creek and Rhein Creek were published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (1916, Brooks and others, pl. 2 and p. 76)." |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2077789307 |
| Longitude: | -134.167221069 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rhine Creek: Rhine Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Rhine Creek does not include property ownership information.
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