Information About

Oil Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Oil Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 3' 23" N,
142 ° 18' 9" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Oil Creek in Detail.

About

on S slope of Brower Ridge, flows S to Gulf of Alaska, 2.8 mi. NW of mouth of White River and 96 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Local name reported by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1904. So named because of oil discoveries made here about 1897.