Alaska Gazetteer
Moose Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The primary coordinates for Moose Creek places it within the AK 99645 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Moose Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads at glacier on Montana Peak, in Talkeetna Mts., flows S to Matanuska River, 5.5 mi. NE of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low. |
| History: | "Local name obtained in 1910 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1898 Captain Glenn (in Glenn and Abercrombie, 1899, p. 52), USA, referred to the stream as ""Tsadaka,"" which appears to be either a Tanaina Indian word or a combination of Indian and Russian words meaning ""moose.""" |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.6736106873 |
| Longitude: | -149.038604736 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Moose Creek: Moose 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 Moose Creek does not include property ownership information.
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