Information About

Curve Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 25' 44" N,
167 ° 10' 49.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

135 ft (41.15 m)

Curve Creek in Detail.

About

in York Mts. flows SE to Lost River which flows to Bering Sea, 26 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 3.5 miles long.

History

So named in 1940 by J. B. Mertie, Jr. because the stream near its mouth makes an abrupt curve.

Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller B-5 (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958), Teller B-5 NE (2014),

Places Near Curve Creek

Mine:

Lost River Mines,

Mountains:

Brooks Mountain, Cassiterite Peak, Deer Horn Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

York Mountains,

Rivers:

Lost River, Rapid River,

Streams:

Camp Creek, Cassiterite Creek, Clara Creek, Crystal Creek, Curve Creek, Esch Creek, Koleebue Creek, Kotzebue Creek, Mariposa Creek, Price Creek, Tin Creek,