Information About

Frenchy Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Frenchy Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 10' 25" N,
148 ° 10' 5.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

72 ft (21.95 m)

Frenchy Creek in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, flows W to Eleshansky Cove, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) SE of Claw Peak, in Chugach NF.

History

Named for Frenchy Eleshansky who smoked salmon here in the early 1900's. Local name reported in 1912 by Grant and Higgins (1913, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).