Alaska Gazetteer
Auke Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Auke Creek places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Auke Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows SW from Auke Lake to Auke Bay, on N end of Mendenhall Peninsula, 1 mi. W of Juneau Airport and 9 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 0.3 mile long. |
| History: | The miners called this Aylward Creek from the lake of the same name, which is its source. The name was probably changed to Auke Creek about 1902, when the name of the lake was changed to Auke Lake. This name was reported in 1903 by Wright (1906, Fig. 39), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.3800010681 |
| Longitude: | -134.643051147 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Auke Creek: Auke 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 Auke Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Auke Bay, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Fairhaven, AK (2.4 miles W) Mendenhaven, AK (2.7 miles ENE) Mendenhall Valley, AK (2.7 miles ENE) Lena Beach, AK (3.9 miles WNW) |
Tee Harbor, AK
(4.5 miles WNW) Lemon Creek, AK (5.5 miles ESE) Vanderbilt Hill, AK (6 miles ESE) Saint Terese, AK (8.1 miles NW) Dobson Landing, AK (9.2 miles NNW) |
