Information About

Big Jim Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Big Jim Creek on The Map

Location

67 ° 49' 18.001" N,
149 ° 50' 17.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Wiseman

Elevation

1686 ft (513.89 m)

Big Jim Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Dietrich River, 13 mi. N of head of Koyukuk River, 42 mi. NW of Chandalar, Brooks Range. 6 miles long.

History

Named by Robert Marshall about 1930 "for a well-known Eskimo hunter, his neighbor in Wiseman;" shown by Marshall as both "Bigjim" and "Big Jim."

Topo Maps

Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1956), Chandalar (1964), Chandalar D-6 (1971), Chandalar D-6 (1971), Chandalar D-6 (1971), Chandalar D-6 SW (2017),
Places Near Big Jim Creek
Lakes:

Kaaruk Lake,

Mountains:

Dillon Mountain, Snowden Mountain, Table Mountain,

Rivers:

Bettles River, Dietrich River,

Streams:

Big Jim Creek, Kalhabuk Creek, King Creek, Kuyuktuvuk Creek, Nutirwik Creek, Snowden Creek, Trembley Creek,