Information About

Butte Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 29' 46" N,
161 ° 30' 1.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Quinhagak

Elevation

322 ft (98.15 m)

Butte Creek in Detail.

About

flows W to Trail Creek, 8 mi. W of Jacksmith Bay and 27 mi. N of Goodnews; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Local name reported by G. L. Harrington (in Brooks, 1900, pl. 7 and p. 221), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Gold was found in this creek about 1900, and some placer mining has been done along it.

Topo Maps

Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews Bay B-7 (1954), Goodnews B-7 (1954), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay B-7 NW (2017),

Places Near Butte Creek

Mountains:

Cot Mountain, Figure Four Mountain, Island Mountain, Kiugtlugtulit Mountain, Mitlak Mountain, Nagotligageivik Mountain, North Yoke Mountain, Northeast Twin, South Yoke Mountain, Southwest Twin, Sugtutlig Mountain, Tatlignagpeke Mountain, Twin Mountain, Yoke Mountain, Yukon Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Arolik Gap,

Rivers:

Arolik River, East Fork Arolik River, South Fork Arolik River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, Butte Creek, Camp Creek, Canyon Creek, Casino Creek, Colorado Creek, Crater Creek, Danger Creek, December Creek, Decemebr Creek, Deer Creek, Domingo Creek, Dry Creek, Faro Creek, Flat Creek, Fox Creek, Garnet Creek, Granite Creek, Keno Creek, Kowkow Creek, McLane Creek, Midas Creek, Minnesota Creek, Nautilus Creek, Red Lodge Creek, Trail Creek, Tyone Creek, Velvet Creek,

Valleys:

Lucky Gulch, Snow Gulch,