Information About

Andesite Creek

Andesite Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Nome (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 276 ft (84.12 m)
About

Heading in Lava Lake and flowing SW to the Noxapaga River 7.5 mi NE of the confluence of the Noxapaga River and Turner Creek, 25 mi. W of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 6 miles long.

History of Andesite Creek

Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so named because "the south bank consists of an andesite flow throughout most of the length of the stream." Andesite is a specific type of lava.