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Quail Creek in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough AK

Quail Creek, Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough, Alaska

Quail Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough.

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Feature Name:	Quail Creek
Category:	Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type:	Physical
Class:	Stream
Description:	flows SE to Troublesome Creek, 16 mi. SE of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High.
History:	"Named by prospectors in 1898; reported in 1904 by L. M. Prindle and F. L. Hess, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). ""It is said that it was desired to call the stream 'Ptarmigan Creek,' but as no one in the party could spell ptarmigan it was named 'Quail,' the spelling of which was easier."" (Prindle and Hess, 1908, p. 96)."
Borough:	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough
Latitude:	65.364440918
Longitude:	-149.731674194

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Quail Creek: Quail Creek.

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Rampart, AK (15.9 miles NW)

Minto, AK (18.5 miles SE)

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