Information About

Butte Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Butte Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 29' 46" N,
161 ° 30' 1.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Quinhagak

Elevation

322 ft (98.15 m)

Butte Creek in Detail.

About

flows W to Trail Creek, 8 mi. W of Jacksmith Bay and 27 mi. N of Goodnews; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Local name reported by G. L. Harrington (in Brooks, 1900, pl. 7 and p. 221), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Gold was found in this creek about 1900, and some placer mining has been done along it.