Alaska Gazetteer
Nugget Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Nugget Creek places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Nugget Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heading in Nugget Creek Glacier and flowing generally W to end of Mendenhall Glacier, 9 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Name first appeared in the records of Sam E. Butts who located the Lucky Sam placer claim along the creek in 1900 (Dearmond, 1957, p. 33). The name was reported in 1923 by A. C. Spencer and C. W. Wright, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.4216651917 |
| Longitude: | -134.536117554 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nugget Creek: Nugget 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 Nugget Creek does not include property ownership information.
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