Information About

Caribou Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Caribou Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 47' 8.002" N,
147 ° 39' 11.002" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Glacier View

Tributary to

Matanuska River

Tributaries

Alfred Creek, Bitter Creek, Dan Creek, Fortress Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek,

Length

35 mi (56.33 km)

Elevation

1801 ft (548.94 m)

Caribou Creek in Detail.

Getting There

Caribou Creek passes under the Glenn Highway just east of Matanuska Glacier.

About

heads at glacier terminus, flows SE to Matanuska River, 50 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 35 miles long.

Caribou Creek is a very long creek that by the time the mouth of the creek connects with the Matanuska River it's the size of a small river.

History

Local name reported in 1898 by Schrader (1900a, p. 321), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).


Naming: Caribou Creek was a local name reported in 1898 by Schrader, USGS.

Caribou Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Caribou Creek.

Topo Maps

Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage D-2 (1948), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage D-2 (1952), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage D-2 (1976), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage D-2 (1993), Anchorage D-2 SW (2013),
Places Near Caribou Creek
Capes:

Glacier Point, Glacier Point,

Cities:

Glacier View,

Glaciers:

Matanuska Glacier,

Routes:

Big Spoon, Lil' Kahuna, Little Spoon,

Lakes:

Bug Lake, Hicks Lake, Hundred Mile Lake,

Mountains:

Denmark Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Horn Mountain, Lion Head, Mount Sergeant Robinson, Sheep Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Mount Wickersham,

Ridges:

Fortress Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Matanuska River, South Fork Matanuska River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Bench Creek, Billy Creek, Bitter Creek, Caribou Creek, Chitna Creek, Dan Creek, Divide Creek, Flume Creek, Fortress Creek, Glacial Fan Creek, Glacier Creek, Gypsum Creek, Inoceramus Creek, Mouse Creek, Papoose Creek, Rock Glacier Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sheep Creek, Squaw Creek, West End Creek, Wood Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek,

Valleys:

Jackass Canyon,