Information About

Corea Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Corea Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 10' 7" N,
151 ° 29' 17.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Ninilchik

Corea Creek in Detail.

About

on W coast of Kenai Peninsula, flows SW to Cook Inlet, 28 mi. S of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low. 1 mile long.

History

Local name reported about 1947 by Barnes and Cobb (1959, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was reported that the name "Corea" was derived from an old sailing bark, that was wrecked in the area in 1880.