Information About

Tenas Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tenas Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 26' 2" N,
144 ° 26' 44.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

810 ft (246.89 m)

Tenas Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW to Copper River at Wood Canyon, 63 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by prospectors about 1898, reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Tenas" is a Chinook name meaning "little."