Description

Moose Creek is located heads at glacier on Montana Peak, in Talkeetna Mts., flows S to Matanuska River, 5.5 mi. NE of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Local name obtained in 1910 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1898 Captain Glenn (in Glenn and Abercrombie, 1899, p. 52), USA, referred to the stream as "Tsadaka," which appears to be either a Tanaina Indian word or a combination of Indian and Russian words meaning "moose."

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