Information About

Eagle Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 46' 21" N,
141 ° 2' 43.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Elevation

863 ft (263.04 m)

Eagle Creek in Detail.

About

Incomplete record, heads in Canada, flows NW to Yukon River, 5 mi. SE of Eagle, Porcupine Plateau. 30 miles long.

History

Named by prospectors and reported in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). So named because eagles nested on the bluffs near the stream's mouth.

Topo Maps

Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957),

Places Near Eagle Creek

Cities:

Eagle,

Cliffs:

Calico Bluff, Eagle Bluff,

Lakes:

Ford Lake, Pickerel Slough,

Mountains:

Adams Peak, Hillard Peak, McCann Hill,

Ridges:

Limestone Hogback,

Streams:

American Creek, Bluff Creek, Boulder Creek, Boundary Creek, Buckeye Creek, Castalia Creek, Eagle Creek, Last Chance Creek, Mission Creek, Quartz Creek, Shade Creek,

Valleys:

Cuban Gulch,

Cities:

Eagle Village,