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) |
Eureka, AK (19 miles SW) |