Information About

Dan Creek

Dan Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1585 ft (483.11 m)
Fatalities:
  • 1
Tributaries :
About

flows E to Nizina River 2.3 mi. S of its junction with Chitistone River and 11 mi. E of Mccarthy, Wrangell Mts. 6 miles long.

History of Dan Creek

In 1901 the stream was staked by C. L. Warner and D. L. Kain for themselves and others. Kain was known to his companions as "Dan" and they named the creek for him (Moffit and Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1911, p. 76).

Fatalities
June 29, 20011 person died hiking Read More

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