Information About

Seventymile River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Seventymile River on The Map

Location

64 ° 55' 36.998" N,
141 ° 18' 7.999" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Tributaries

Fox Creek, Little Washington Creek, Moose Creek,

Elevation

823 ft (250.85 m)

Seventymile River in Detail.

About

flows E to Yukon River, 10 mi. N of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

So named by prospectors because the mouth is 70 miles down the Yukon River from Fort Reliance, Canada; reported in 1897 by Captain P. H. Ray, USA.

Topo Maps

Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle D-1 (1956), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957),
Places Near Seventymile River
Cities:

Star,

Cities:

Eagle,

Cliffs:

Calico Bluff, Eagle Bluff, Montauk Bluff,

Lakes:

Ford Lake, Ford Lake, Lords Lake, Pickerel Slough,

Mountains:

Adams Peak, Windfall Mountain,

Ridges:

Limestone Hogback,

Rivers:

Seventymile River, Tatonduk River,

Streams:

American Creek, Big Boulder Creek, Bluff Creek, Boulder Creek, Buckeye Creek, Castalia Creek, Cathedral Creek, Colorado Creek, Excelsior Creek, Last Chance Creek, Lost Creek, Marion Creek, Mission Creek, Montauk Creek, Pass Creek, Phoenix Creek, Rock Creek, Sinnott Creek, Thicket Creek, Thurston Creek, Wolf Creek,

Cities:

Eagle Village,