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).

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