Information About

Bear Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bear Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 25' 18.998" N,
161 ° 7' 27.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Tributary to

Canyon Creek

Elevation

486 ft (148.13 m)

Bear Creek in Detail.

About

flows to Canyon Creek, 28 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1916 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Brooks and others, 1918, p. 61). Gold claims for placer mining were staked along this stream in 1917, although gold may have been found here as early as 1900 or 1901.