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Mishap Creek

Coordinates: 54°25′37″N 164°50′53″W / 54.42693°N 164.84808°W / 54.42693; -164.84808
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Mishap Creek is a stream in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, in the United States.[1]

Mishap Creek was named from an incident when a lightkeeper threw his dry clothes across the creek while crossing it, missed the bank, and lost his clothing to the current.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mishap Creek
  2. ^ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 647.

54°25′37″N 164°50′53″W / 54.42693°N 164.84808°W / 54.42693; -164.84808