Information About

Sam Patch Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sam Patch Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 19' 3" N,
141 ° 0' 24.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Chicken

Tributary to

Fortymile River

Elevation

1197 ft (364.85 m)

Sam Patch Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Fortymile River, 35 mi. S of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Named in 1907 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyors for Samuel Patch, 1807-29, a diving champion of his era. Called "Uncle Sam Creek" by prospectors; reported in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Liberty Fork.