Information About

Dime Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 7' 16" N,
161 ° 6' 27" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Koyuk

Elevation

30 ft (9.14 m)

Dime Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Koyuk River, 6 mi. SE of Haycock, Seward Peninsula High. 11 miles long.

History

Named about 1913 by prospectors; reported by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1915. The prevailing story is that the stream received its name because "about a dimes worth of gold was found in each panning."

Topo Maps

Candle A-5 (1950), Candle A-5 (1950), Candle A-5 (1950), Candle (1951), Candle (1951), Candle (1951), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1955), Candle (1964), Candle A-5 SE (2014),

Places Near Dime Creek

Bays:

Koyuk Inlet,

Cities:

Koyuk,

Rivers:

East Fork Koyuk River, Koyuk River, Mukluktulik River,

Streams:

Alameda Creek, Billy Creek, Dime Creek, Doc Creek, Dog Creek, Dollar Creek, Eldorado Creek, Flat Creek, Greenstone Creek, Kenwood Creek, Moon Creek, Spring Creek, Stephensons Stream, Sweepstakes Creek,

Cities:

Dime Landing, Haycock,