Description
Cascade Creek is located flows W to Thomas Bay, 2 mi. E of Ruth I. and 100 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts. 8 miles long.
History
Descriptive name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Martin and others, 1919, pl. 1). So named because "from the outlet of a lake (Swan Lake) at an elevation of 1,200 ft. above sea level and 3 miles from tidewater the river descends in a continous series of rapids and falls through a narrow, deep canyon."