Information About

Coffin Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Coffin Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 48' 28.001" N,
153 ° 8' 33" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Ninilchik

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Coffin Creek in Detail.

About

On the Iniskin Peninsula, flowing WNW to Chinitna Bay at the mouth of Fritz Creek. 0.5 mile long.

History

So named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because a coffin washed up on the beach near the mouth of this stream while a field party was working there in 1951.