Information About

Mission Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 47' 40.999" N,
141 ° 12' 6.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

850 ft (259.08 m)

Mission Creek in Detail.

About

heads at 643800N1414000W, flows NE to Yukon River, N of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1896 by Spurr (1898, pl. 48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because a "small temporary mission" was located at the stream's mouth. Its Indian name was recorded by Lieutenant Schwatka (1885, map 7), USA, as "Tototlindu" and in his text "Tatotlinda."

Topo Maps

Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957),

Places Near Mission Creek

Cities:

Cities:

Cliffs:

Calico Bluff, Eagle Bluff,

Lakes:

Ford Lake, Lords Lake, Pickerel Slough,

Mountains:

Adams Peak, Hillard Peak, McCann Hill,

Ridges:

Limestone Hogback,

Rivers:

Seventymile River, Tatonduk River,

Streams:

American Creek, Bluff Creek, Boulder Creek, Boundary Creek, Buckeye Creek, Castalia Creek, Dewey Creek, Discovery Fork, Eagle Creek, Excelsior Creek, Funnel Creek, Last Chance Creek, Lost Creek, Marion Creek, Mission Creek, Phoenix Creek, Quartz Creek, Shade Creek, Sinnott Creek, Teddys Fork, Thurston Creek, Union Creek, Wolf Creek,

Valleys:

Cuban Gulch, Nugget Gulch, Star Gulch,

Cities: