Information About

Gladhaugh Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gladhaugh Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 53' 56" N,
146 ° 42' 4" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Gladhaugh Creek in Detail.

About

flows W to Virgin Bay, 40 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 1.5 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1912 by S. R. Capps and B. L. Johnson (in Brooks and others, 1913, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for M. O. Gladhaugh who, with C. Peterson, staked mining claims here in 1897.