Information About

Drop Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 39' 41" N,
144 ° 7' 0.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Elevation

2041 ft (622.1 m)

Drop Creek in Detail.

About

heads at Drop Glacier, terminus flows N to Copper River, 57 mi. SW of Tok, Copper River Basin. 25 miles long.

History

Descriptive name derived in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "from its steep slope and torrential flow."

Topo Maps

Gulkana C-1 (1949), Gulkana C-1 (1949), Gulkana C-1 (1949), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana C-1 (1952), Gulkana C-1 (1952), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1965), Gulkana C-1 NE (2016),
Places Near Drop Creek
Hills:

The Dome,

Lakes:

Cobb Lakes, Duck Lake, Grizzly Lake, Indian Pass Lake, Kennedy Lake, Long Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Indian Pass,

Rivers:

Slana River,

Streams:

Ahtell Creek, Drop Creek, Flat Creek, Grubstake Creek, Hidden Creek, Quartz Creek, Rufus Creek, Silver Creek, West Fork Ahtell Creek,

Cities:

Slana,