Alaska Gazetteer
Windfall Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Windfall Creek places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Windfall Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows NW to Herbert River, 2 mi. SW of terminus of Herbert Glacier and 20 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "Prospectors' name found in mining records of 1891. ""Windfall"" was a name frequently used by early miners for creeks in this part of the country (DeArmond, 1957, p. 48)." |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.5155563354 |
| Longitude: | -134.743606567 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Windfall Creek: Windfall 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 Windfall Creek does not include property ownership information.
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