Description
Sylvia Creek is located 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.
History
Named 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.