Information About

Dewey Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Dewey Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 34' 59.999" N,
141 ° 19' 0.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Elevation

2648 ft (807.11 m)

Dewey Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to King Solomon Creek, 15 mi. S of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 1 mile long.

History

Named by prospectors probably for Admiral George Dewey, 1837-1917, U.S. Navy (USN), who destroyed the Spanish navy in Manila Bay in 1898; name shown on a manuscript map by C. A. Woodruff, Fort Cudahy, Canda.

Topo Maps

Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle C-1 (1956), Eagle C-1 (1956), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957),
Places Near Dewey Creek
Cities:

Dome Creek,

Cities:

Eagle,

Cliffs:

Eagle Bluff,

Rivers:

Liberty Fork,

Streams:

American Creek, Bluff Creek, Buckeye Creek, Castalia Creek, Columbia Creek, Cripple Creek, Dewey Creek, Dick Dale Creek, Dime Creek, Discovery Fork, Dome Creek, Dominion Creek, Georgie Creek, King Creek, King Solomon Creek, Liberty Fork O-Brien Creek, Little Johnny Creek, Little Miller Creek, Marion Creek, McKinley Creek, Mission Creek, North Fork O-Brien Creek, Powee Creek, Quartz Creek, Queen of Sheba Creek, Seward Creek, Teddys Fork, Trail Creek, Union Creek,

Valleys:

Nugget Gulch, Star Gulch,

Cities:

Eagle Village,