Information About

Raft Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 59' 43.001" N,
147 ° 18' 9" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Elevation

2388 ft (727.86 m)

Raft Creek in Detail.

About

Heading in a cirque in the S part of the Clearwater Mountains and flowing SW, then S, to the Susitna River, 3 mi below the mouth of Nowater Creek, 25 mi. N of junction of Oshetna River, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because a "Geological Survey Party utilized the stream to 'raft' supplies and boats to the Susitna River for a river traverse."