Information About

Bonanza Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bonanza Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 14' 6" N,
142 ° 43' 50.002" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Circle

Elevation

784 ft (238.96 m)

Bonanza Creek in Detail.

About

formed by Derwent and Fisher Creeks, flows NW to Charley River, 6 mi. SE of that stream's junction with Yukon River, Yukon-Tanana High.; 5 miles long.

History

Prospectors' name; reported in 1902 by Collier (1903, p. 29), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Big Bonanza Creek" was recorded on an unpublished map by E. J. Chamberlain, dated 1902. In the same year "Fish Creek" was shown on an unpublished map by Lieutenant Hjalmar Erickson and William Yanert, USA.

Topo Maps

Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1951), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River (1956), Charley River A-4 (1956), Charley River A-4 (1956),
Places Near Bonanza Creek
Cliffs:

Biederman Bluff, Chester Bluff,

Parks:

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve,

Rivers:

Charley River,

Streams:

Bonanza Creek, Canyon Creek, Cultas Creek, Derwent Creek, Everett Creek, Fisher Creek, Flat Creek, Hoyt Creek, Marie Creek, Marks Creek, Maud Creek, Nome Stake Creek, Nora Creek, Orthmer Creek, Research Creek, Sam Creek, Silvia Creek, Uncompahgre Creek,

Valleys:

Boston Gulch, Irish Gulch,