Information About

Deception Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Deception Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 39' 11.999" N,
144 ° 8' 13.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

3251 ft (990.9 m)

Deception Creek in Detail.

About

heads SW of Alice Peak flows SW to Elliott Creek, 1.9 mi. S of Sheep Tmn., and 80 mi. NE of Valdez, Wrangell Mts. 1 mile long.

History

Named in 1899 by prospectors working on Elliott Creek; reported in 1902 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Mendenhall, 1905, p. 98).

Topo Maps

Valdez C-1 (1951), Valdez C-1 (1951), Valdez C-1 (1951), Valdez C-1 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez C-1 (1953), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez C-1 NE (2016),
Places Near Deception Creek
Capes:

The Peninsula,

Glaciers:

Long Glacier,

Lakes:

Sculpin Lake, Strelna Lake, Van Lake,

Mountains:

Alice Peak, Hubbard Peak, Iron Mountain, Lost Butte, Scotty Peak, Sheep Mountain,

Rivers:

Kluvesna River, Kuskulana River,

Streams:

Benito Creek, Castle Creek, Clear Creek, Copper Creek, Cow Creek, Deception Creek, Dry Creek, East Fork Copper Creek, Elliott Creek, Five Sheep Creek, Iron Creek, Kings Creek, Lime Creek, Limestone Creek, Loraine Creek, Magpie Creek, Middle Fork Copper Creek, Mineral Creek, Nerelna Creek, Pass Creek, Pouch Creek, Queens Creek, Rainbow Creek, Rock Creek, Sheep Creek, Strelna Creek, Willow Creek,

Cities:

Strelna,

Waterfalls:

Cheshnina Falls,