Alaska Gazetteer
Lurvey Basin is a physical feature (valley) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Lurvey Basin places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lurvey Basin |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | near head of Lurvey Creek on NW slope of Sheep Mtn. 3 mi. E of Juneau, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "Locally named for W. L. Lurvey who mined in this valley about 1883. The miners also called it ""Dix Bow Basin"" for John Dix, one of the early miners at Juneau in 1881 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 30)." |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2944908142 |
| Longitude: | -134.3309021 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lurvey Basin: Lurvey Basin.
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 Lurvey Basin does not include property ownership information.
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