Information About

Oscar Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Oscar Island on The Map

Location

66 ° 13' 31.001" N,
147 ° 48' 4" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Fox

Elevation

335 ft (102.11 m)

Oscar Island in Detail.

About

formed by Beaver Creek and the Yukon River, 14 mi. SW of Beaver, Yukon Flats.

History

Local name obtained by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); probably named for Oscar Reinoski who had a cabin here, according to a 1916 manuscript map by William Yanert (Stuck, 1917, map facing p. 122).

Topo Maps

Beaver A-2 (1956), Beaver A-2 (1956), Beaver A-2 (1956), Beaver (1956), Beaver (1956), Beaver (1956), Beaver (1956), Beaver (1956), Beaver (1956), Beaver (1956), Beaver A-2 NW (2017),
Places Near Oscar Island
Capes:

Three Sleep Point, Timber Point,

Islands:

Oscar Island, Victor Island, Whirlpool Island,

Lakes:

Bear Lake, Beaver Lake, Beaver Lake, Beaverdam Lake, Big Grass Lake, Big Lake, Big Lake, Birch Lake, Bubbling Lake, Clam Lake, Duck Lake, Elbow Lake, Fourth Lake, Heart Lake, Hiding Lake, Horseshoe Lake, John Barleycorn Lakes, Lily Lake, Lost Lake, Luke Lake, Mallard Lake, Marten Lake, North Fork Lake, Otter Pond, Round Lake, Sundown Lake, Sunken Lake, Sweeney Lake, Tincan Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Bear Creek, The Buttes Gap,

Rivers:

Hodzana River,

Streams:

Hodzana Slough,

Streams:

Beaver Slough, Butte Creek, Granite Creek, Lost Creek, Luke Creek, Nolitna Creek, Victor Slough, Whirlpool Slough,