Gypsum Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Gypsum Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | flows SE to Iyoukeen Cove, 12 mi. NE of Tenakee Springs, on E coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. 5.5 miles long. |
History: | "Name reported by Wright (1908, p. 124), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). ""So named because a large deposit of commercial gypsum occurs along the creek."" This deposit was extensively developed between 1905 and 1925." |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 57.8991661072 |
Longitude: | -134.982223511 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gypsum Creek: Gypsum Creek.
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