Information About

Discovery Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Discovery Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 15' 29.002" N,
141 ° 6' 28.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Chicken

Tributary to

Fortymile River

Elevation

1145 ft (349 m)

Discovery Creek in Detail.

About

flows S to Fortymile River, 37 mi. S of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 2 miles long.

History

Named by prospectors; reported in 1912 by C. E. Ellsworth, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

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

Dome Creek,

Bars:

Bonanza Bar,

Islands:

Deadman Island,

Mountains:

Davis Dome, Fortymile Dome,

Rapids:

Deadman Riffle,

Rivers:

Fortymile River,

Streams:

Alma Creek, Arkansas Creek, Baby Creek, Bow Creek, Brophy Creek, Camp Creek, Canyon Creek, Carline Creek, Cherry Creek, Davis Creek, Dick Dale Creek, Dime Creek, Discovery Creek, Georgie Creek, Glasier Creek, Hall Creek, Iles Creek, Jack Creek, Kal Creek, Little Johnny Creek, Little Miller Creek, Mariner Creek, McKinley Creek, Moose Creek, Pennington Creek, Poker Creek, Powee Creek, Sam Patch Creek, Skukum Creek, Smith Creek, Snow Creek, South Boundary Creek, Steele Creek, Trail Creek, Twin Creek, Woods Creek, Younger Creek,

Valleys:

Nugget Gulch, Squaw Gulch,