Information About

Ester Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ester Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 50' 22.319" N,
147 ° 57' 27.328" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Ester

Tributary to

Cripple Creek

Length

5.3 mi (8.53 km)

Elevation

499 ft (152.1 m)

Ester Creek in Detail.

About

flows E to Cripple Creek, 6.5 mi. W of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 5.3 miles long.

History

Named by prospectors and shown on a manuscript map of the Fairbanks Mining District by C. W. Joint in 1905 as "Esther Creek." By 1907 the present form had become established and was published in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).