Information About

Melsing Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 53' 30.998" N,
163 ° 39' 55.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

White Mountain

Elevation

102 ft (31.09 m)

Melsing Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Niukluk River at Council, 33 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1899 by Schrader and Brooks (1900, map 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for L. S. Melsing, one of those who found gold in this area.