Information About

Black Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 54' 42.998" N,
146 ° 43' 36.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Elevation

56 ft (17.07 m)

Black Creek in Detail.

About

flows to Valdez Arm Prince William Sound, 42 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts. 1.5 miles long.

History

Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (in Brooks and others, 1913, pl. 4). Name probably derived from nearby Black Point.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova D-8 (1951), Cordova D-8 (1951), Cordova D-8 (1951), Cordova D-8 (1952), Cordova D-8 (1952), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959),

Places Near Black Creek

Bars:

Bligh Reef,

Basins:

Gumboot Basin,

Bays:

Anderson Bay, Boulder Bay, Cloudman Bay, Galena Bay, Jack Bay, The Lagoon, Landlocked Bay, Sawmill Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Two Moon Bay, Valdez Arm, Virgin Bay, West Bay,

Capes:

Bidarka Point, Black Point, Copper Mountain Peninsula, Entrance Point, Graveyard Point, Point Lowe, Porcupine Point, Potato Point, Rocky Point, Tongue Point,

Channels:

The Narrows, Tatitlek Narrows, Valdez Narrows,

Dams:

Ellamar Dam Number 1, Ellamar Dam Number 2, Tatitlek Dam, Tatitlek Supply Dam,

Fictional Places:

Port Moore,

Glaciers:

Anderson Glacier, Annin Glacier, Westbrook Glacier,

Islands:

Bligh Island, Busby Island, Entrance Island, Goose Island, Gull Island, Middle Rock, Reef Island,

Lakes:

Boreas Lake, Copper Lake, Devish Lake, Millard Lake, Turner Lake,

Mine:

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Mountains:

Bells Butte, Billygoat Mountain, Copper Mountain, Ellamar Mountain, Mount Thomas,

Parks:

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

Rivers:

Duck River,

Streams:

Banzer Creek, Black Creek, Chisna Creek, Clear Creek, Copper Creek, Donaldson Creek, Fault Creek, Gladhaugh Creek, Gregorioff Creek, Horsetail Falls Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Cove Creek, Lagoon Creek, Levshakoff Creek, Millard Creek, Reynolds Creek, Stellar Creek, Twin Falls Creek,

Routes:

Jack Bay Island Trail,

Valleys:

Vesuvius Valley,

Cities:

Ellamar, Tatitlek,