Information About

Big Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 28' 25" N,
156 ° 12' 36" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

King Salmon

Big Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Wide Bay, N of Coal Point, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, 16 mi. SW of Kanatak, Aleutian Range; 10 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1921 by S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik B-1 (1951), Ugashik B-1 (1951), Ugashik B-1 (1951), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963),
Places Near Big Creek
Bays:

Kanatak Lagoon, Portage Bay, Wide Bay,

Capes:

Cape Kayakliut, Cape Lgvak, Coal Point, Kelp Point,

Cliffs:

Cape Igvak,

Islands:

Channel Rock, East Channel Island, Hartman Island, Slaughter Island (not official), Terrace Island, Titcliff Island, West Channel Island,

Lakes:

Kanatak Lake, Ruth Lake, Summit Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Becharof, Mount Burls, Mount Demian, Mount Lee, Mount Shannon, Mount Ugashik,

Mountain Passes:

Burls Pass, Kanatak Pass,

Streams:

Barbara Creek, Big Creek, Blue Creek, Des Moines Creek, Hot Springs Creek, Kanatak Creek, Little Kanatak Creek, Little Ugashik Creek, McNally Creek, Otter Creek, Pass Creek, Pearl Creek, Salmon Creek, Short Creek, South Fork Burls Creek,