Information About

Cantwell Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cantwell Creek on The Map

Location

63 ° 23' 30.998" N,
148 ° 55' 35" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Cantwell

Elevation

2123 ft (647.09 m)

Cantwell Creek in Detail.

About

heads at Cantwell Glacier, flows to Jack River, 34 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range. 21 miles long.

History

This headwater stream of the Nenana River carries the residual name of that river or "Cantwell River." The name "Cantwell River" as a separate entity was shown on a 1914 railroad survey map, although a year later U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gave local usage as "Half Moon Creek." In 1923 S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), cited local usage as "Cantwell Creek."