Information About

Moose Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 31' 41.999" N,
133 ° 50' 28" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Tributary to

Taku River

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Moose Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Taku River, 1.7 mi. E of outlet of Twin Glacier Lake and 25 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Local descriptive name reported in 1932 by B. D. Stewart, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to have been given because "moose abound in the vicinity * * * (and this area) is the moose hunting ground of (the) natives and the people of Juneau."

Topo Maps

Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River C-6 (1995), Taku River C-6 SW (2017),

Places Near Moose Creek

Bars:

Oozy Flats,

Bays:

Scow Cove,

Capes:

Davidson Point, Swede Point, Taku Point,

Glaciers:

Bacon Glacier, Bridge Glacier, East Twin Glacier, Hades Highway, Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier, Unknown Glacier, West Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Canyon Island,

Lakes:

Boundary Lake, Swineford Lakes, Twin Glacier Lake,

Mountains:

Antler Peaks, Camp 4 Peak, Couloir Peak, Devils Paw, Frostbite Peak, Hodgkins Peak, The Horn Peaks, Kluchman Mountain, Michaels Sword, Organ Pipes, Mount Swineford, Twin Glacier Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Brassiere Hills,

Ridges:

Goat Ridge, Ivy Ridge, The Scatter Peaks,

Rivers:

Sittakanay River, Taku River, Wright River,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Davidson Creek, Fish Creek, Hidden Creek, Johnson Creek, Moose Creek, Sockeye Creek, Turner Creek, Yehring Creek, Zipper Creek,

Valleys:

Columbia Basin (not official),