Alaska Gazetteer
Haska Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Haska Creek places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Haska Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Torrent falling from between peaks over 4000 ft high. Flows NE to McClellan Flats, at mouth of Chilkat River, 2.7 mi. NW of Green Point, on Chilkat Inlet, 19 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. 2 miles long. |
| History: | "Tlingit Indian name Haska or Khask, meaning ""little falls,"" because of its torrential character, reported in 1912 by Louis Shotridge, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It was called Hask Falls by the International Boundary Commission (IBC) (1923, map 9)." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2158317566 |
| Longitude: | -135.533615112 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Haska Creek: Haska Creek.
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Haines, AK
(3.4 miles ENE) Mud Bay, AK (6.8 miles SE) Lutak, AK (8.8 miles N) |
Klukwan, AK
(17.9 miles NW) Skagway, AK (18.5 miles NNE) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(3.6 miles ENE) Tanani, AK (4.9 miles NE) Chilkat, AK (18 miles NW) |
Wells, AK
(19.8 miles NW) |
