Information About

Puffy Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 11' 44.999" N,
144 ° 20' 24" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

59 ft (17.98 m)

Puffy Creek in Detail.

About

flows S to Puffy Slough, 6 mi. E of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History

Local name reported in 1904 by G. C. Martin as being named for McIver Forbes Morrison McIver Campbell, head of Clan McIver of Scotland, who was nicknamed "Puffy." He was probably associated with early oil exploration in the region.