Information About

Big Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 8' 43.001" N,
146 ° 40' 7" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Tributary to

Shoup Glacier

Tributaries

Westbrook Glacier,

Elevation

600 ft (182.88 m)

Big Creek in Detail.

About

heads at Westbrook Glacier flows NE to edge of Shoup Glacier, 2.4 mi. NW of Shoup Bay and 14 mi. W of Valdez, Chugach Mts.; 1.5 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1912 by J. W. Bagley and C. E. Giffin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Big Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Big Creek.

Topo Maps

Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez A-8 (1960), Valdez A-8 (1960), Valdez A-8 (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez A-8 (1995), Valdez A-8 NE (2016),

Places Near Big Creek

Basins:

Uno Basin,

Bays:

Anderson Bay, Galena Bay, Jack Bay, The Lagoon, Port Valdez, Sawmill Bay, Shoup Bay, Valdez Arm,

Capes:

Entrance Point, Point Lowe, Potato Point, Rocky Point, Tongue Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Valdez Narrows,

Glaciers:

Glacier G213478E61182N, Anderson Glacier, Annin Glacier, East Branch Columbia Glacier (not official), Glacier G213498E61160N, Glacier G213500E61175N, Glacier G213550E61021N, Shoup Glacier, Ted Stevens Icefield, Westbrook Glacier,

Islands:

Entrance Island, Middle Rock,

Lakes:

Devish Lake, Lake Number 1, Lake Number One, Silver Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Cameron, Flandreau Mountain, Lindita Peak, Mount Hogan, Pandora Peak, Mount Shasta, Mount Shouplina, Tazcol Peak, Mount Thomas,

Parks:

Jack Bay State Marine Park, Sawmill Bay State Marine Park, Shoup Bay State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Anderson Pass,

Peaks:

Mount Rachel Carson, Stegosaurus,

Ridges:

Divider Mountain,

Rivers:

Duck River,

Streams:

Big Creek, Clear Creek, Donaldson Creek, Fault Creek, Gold Creek, Gregorioff Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Cove Creek, Johnson Creek, Levshakoff Creek, McAllister Creek, Palmer Creek, Stellar Creek, Twin Falls Creek, Uno Creek,

Routes:

Jack Bay Island Trail,