Information About

Gypsum Creek

Gypsum Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 30 ft (9.14 m)
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 of Gypsum Creek

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.