Porcupine Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Porcupine Creek places it within the 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Porcupine Creek |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | heads in a glacier 3.4 mi. SW of Porcupine Peak, flows NE to Klehini River, 0.7 mi. NE of Porcupine, and 32 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. |
History: | Prospectors name reported in 1898 by J.A. Flemer, US@C&GS. Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) reported the Tlingit Indian name as Tlachkahiniku. |
Borough: | Haines Borough |
Latitude: | 59.4266662598 |
Longitude: | -136.221664429 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Porcupine Creek: Porcupine Creek.
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