Information About

Gypsum Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 53' 57.001" N,
134 ° 58' 55.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Gypsum Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Iyoukeen Cove, 12 mi. NE of Tenakee Springs, on E coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. 5.5 miles long.

History

Name reported by Wright (1908, p. 124), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "So named because a large deposit of commercial gypsum occurs along the creek." This deposit was extensively developed between 1905 and 1925.

Topo Maps

Sitka D-3 (1948), Sitka D-3 (1951), Sitka D-3 (1951), Sitka D-3 (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka D-3 (1997), Sitka D-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Gypsum Creek

Archipelagos:

Redcliff Islands,

Bays:

Cedar Cove, Coffee Cove, Corner Bay, False Bay, Fin Cove, Freshwater Bay, Game Cove, Iyoukeen Cove, Pavlof Harbor, Pileriver Cove, Square Cove, Sunshine Cove, Trap Bay, Wachusett Cove, Whitestone Harbor,

Capes:

Point Augusta, Cannery Point, Columbia Point, Cube Point, East Point, East Point, Flints Point, Hawk Point, Hill Point, Iyoukeen Peninsula, Point Marsden, North Passage Point, Outer Point, South Passage Point, Sunny Point, West Point,

Dams:

Corner Bay Dam,

Islands:

Cedar Island, East Redcliff Island, Grave Island, Heidi Rock, Little Cedar Island, Pinnacle Rock, Rainier Island, Strawberry Island, West Redcliff Island,

Lakes:

Pavlof Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Parish,

Ridges:

Sonyakay Ridge,

Rivers:

Indian River, Pavlof River, Salmon River,

Streams:

Corner Creek, Gypsum Creek, Harley Creek, Iyouktug Creek, Kennel Creek, Seal Creek, Small Creek, Suntaheen Creek, Wheeler Creek, Wukuklook Creek,

Valleys:

Indian River Valley,

Cities:

Cannery, Freshwater Bay,