Duck Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Duck Creek places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Duck Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows SW to Gastineau Channel at Juneau Airport, 7.8 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 3.5 miles long. |
History: | Originally named by Daniel Foster in 1885. In 1886 the name was changed by Frederick Barney to Sand Bar Creek. For many years the creek was also known locally as Knudson Creek, for Thomas Knudson, who it is said was the first (1905) Alaskan homesteader to secure title to his ground. The name Duck Creek reappeared on a map by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1912 and it has been in use since then (DeArmond, 1957, p. 16). |
Borough: | Juneau Borough |
Latitude: | 58.3591651917 |
Longitude: | -134.59777832 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Duck Creek: Duck 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 Duck Creek does not include property ownership information.
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