Information About

Canyon Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 11' 37" N,
160 ° 0' 9" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Togiak

Elevation

1299 ft (395.94 m)

Canyon Creek in Detail.

About

Flows NW to Fork Creek near its source, 11.6 mi SE of Eek Lake, 29 mi. W of Chikuminuk Lake and 74 mi. SE of Bethel, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains.

History

Named by prospectors, "probably 'Jens Kramme' who mined gold on Canyon Creek since 1911." Descriptive name given because it flows in a deep narrow valley, reported in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Bethel (1950), Bethel (1950), Bethel (1950), Bethel A-3 (1979), Bethel A-3 (1979), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980),

Places Near Canyon Creek

Mountains:

Breast Mountain, Breast Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Tuntut Mountains,

Streams:

Akoswift Creek, Arsenic Creek, Canyon Creek, Fork Creek, Lake Creek, Little Swift Creek, Mountain Creek, Polar Bear Creek, Rainy Creek, Slate Creek, Sunset Creek, Swift Creek, Willow Creek, Windy Creek,

Valleys:

Rich Gulch,

Waterfalls:

Upper Falls,