Information About

Derby Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Derby Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 48' 56.002" N,
158 ° 58' 40.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Kaltag

Elevation

394 ft (120.09 m)

Derby Creek in Detail.

About

Flows NNE, then WNW, 34 mi. to the Tagagawik River 43 mi WNW of the Nogahabara Sand Dunes, 72 mi. NW of Roundabout Mts, Nulato Hills..

History

Named in 1963 by W. W. Patton, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the triangulation station Derby, which is so named because the 1,573 ft. hill on the right (north) bank has a distinctive shape like a derby hat.

Topo Maps

Kateel River (1951), Kateel River D-6 (1954), Kateel River D-6 (1954), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River (1955), Kateel River D-6 SW (2015),
Places Near Derby Creek
Streams:

Derby Creek,