Information About

Gines Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 11' 42" N,
138 ° 30' 56.002" W

Region

Yakutat

Nearest City

Yakutat

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Gines Creek in Detail.

About

Heads at terminus of Martin Glacier, flows S to the Alsek River, 6 mi NE of its mouth. 3.6 mi. NE of Dry Bay and 49 mi. SE of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 7 miles long.

History

Native name recorded in 1849 by Captain Mikhail Dmitrievich Tebenkof (1852, map 7), governor of Russian America, as "r(eka) Gines" or "Gines River." It was called "HInes Creek" by Baker (1906, p. 307).

Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 (1959), Yakutat A-2 NE (2017),
Places Near Gines Creek
Bays:

Dry Bay,

Glaciers:

Canyon Glacier, Chamberlain Glacier, Fassett Glacier, Martin Glacier, Rodman Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island,

Lakes:

Square Lake, Tanis Lake, Ustay Lake,

Parks:

Glacier Bay National Preserve,

Mountain Passes:

Cabin Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Brabazon Range,

Rapids:

First Rapids,

Rivers:

Alsek River, Doame River, East Alsek River, Taaltsug River, Tanis River, Tlegan River, Vankahini River,

Streams:

Cannery Creek, Clear Creek, Emile Creek, Gines Creek, Muddy Creek, Shack Creek, Split Creek, Williams Creek,

Routes:

Alsek Lake Trail,