Information About

Woodchopper Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Woodchopper Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 21' 13" N,
143 ° 19' 21" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Circle

Elevation

663 ft (202.08 m)

Woodchopper Creek in Detail.

About

heads at 651100N1434600W, flows NE to Yukon River 16 mi. NW of its junction with Charley River, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Local name found on a manuscript map by E. F. Ball dated 1898 and on a fieldsheet prepared by A. J. Collier, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1902. The name may allude to woodchopping on the banks of this stream to furnish fuel for river steamboats.