Information About

Lava Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 5' 46" N,
157 ° 50' 19" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

82 ft (24.99 m)

Lava Creek in Detail.

About

flows N to Cinder River, on Alaska Peninsula, 34 mi. SW of Ugashik, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Descriptive name given in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the ejecta from Aniakchak Volcano which filled its valley and which is now deeply eroded."

Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik A-6 (1963), Ugashik A-6 (1963),

Places Near Lava Creek

Mountains:

Elephant Mountain, Jaw Mountain,

Streams:

High Creek, Lava Creek, Meloy Creek, Old Creek, Pumice Creek, Ray Creek, Wiggly Creek,