Alaska Gazetteer
Cascade Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Cascade Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows W to Thomas Bay, 2 mi. E of Ruth I. and 100 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 8 miles long. |
| History: | "Descriptive name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Martin and others, 1919, pl. 1). So named because ""from the outlet of a lake (Swan Lake) at an elevation of 1,200 ft. above sea level and 3 miles from tidewater the river descends in a continous series of rapids and falls through a narrow, deep canyon.""" |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0038871765 |
| Longitude: | -132.780273438 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cascade Creek: Cascade Creek.
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