Alaska Gazetteer
Des Moines Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Kodiak Island Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Des Moines Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows E to Wide Bay, W of Coal Point, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 42 mi. SE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range. 7.2 miles long. |
| History: | "Local name reported in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported in 1921; the name ""Lee Creek"", it was named for ""a prospector who had a cabin at the stream's mouth.""" |
| Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.4280548096 |
| Longitude: | -156.310562134 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Des Moines Creek: Des Moines Creek.
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