Description
Rhine Creek is located 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).