Information About

Drill Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Drill Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 23' 28" N,
151 ° 26' 47" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Elevation

269 ft (81.99 m)

Drill Creek in Detail.

About

Flows SW to the Beluga River between Beluga Lake and Lower Beluga Lake, 1 mi. E of Beluga Lake and 24 mi. NW of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low. 16 miles long.

History

Named in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the area drained by this stream was the site of extensive coal drilling by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1959-1961.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek B-4 (1954), Tyonek B-4 (1954), Tyonek B-4 (1954), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek B-4 NW (2016),
Places Near Drill Creek
Lakes:

Beluga Lake, Bishop Lake, Coal Creek Lake, Denslow Lake, Felt Lake, Judd Lake, Kitty Lake, Lower Beluga Lake, Talachulitna Lake, Trinity Lake,

Mountains:

Lone Ridge,

Rivers:

Chichantna River, Wolverine Fork,

Streams:

Bishop Creek, Capps Creek, Chichantna Creek, Coal Creek, Drill Creek, Scarp Creek, Talachulitna Creek, West Fork Coal Creek,