Information About

Wade Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Wade Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 4' 34" N,
141 ° 37' 16" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Chicken

Elevation

1801 ft (548.94 m)

Wade Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Walker Fork, 52 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Reported in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for Jack Wade, a prospector, who discovered gold on this stream about 1895 (Prindle, 1905, p. 40).