Information About

Placer Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Placer Creek on The Map

Location

62 ° 4' 16" N,
147 ° 23' 17.002" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Elevation

3419 ft (1042.11 m)

Placer Creek in Detail.

About

Heads in Horn Mts., flows N to Flat Creek, 3 mi. SW of its junction with Little Nelchina river, 13 mi. N of Tahneta Pass, 106 mi NE of Anchorage, Talkeetna Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1917 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This creek has been prospected for placer gold.