Information About

Big Bonanza Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Big Bonanza Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 38' 44.002" N,
155 ° 19' 9.998" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Nondalton

Elevation

896 ft (273.1 m)

Big Bonanza Creek in Detail.

About

flows W to Mulchatna River, 48 mi. NW of Nondalton, Lime Hills; 20 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1914 as Bonanza Creek by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); obtained from Thomas Hanmore, U.S. commissioner at Iliamna. The name was published, however, by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as Big Bonanza Creek.