Information About

Paveloff Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Paveloff Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 41' 12.001" N,
153 ° 18' 42.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

82 ft (24.99 m)

Paveloff Creek in Detail.

About

On the Iniskin Peninsula, heading on the W slope of Front Mountain and flowing WSW to Bowser Creek, 1.7 mi upstream from its mouth on Oil Bay, and 23 mi. N of A Augustine I., Aleutian Range

History

Named in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for an early Russian prospector who sampled oil seeps in the area in 1882.