Information About

Fairbanks Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fairbanks Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 2' 24" N,
147 ° 6' 47.999" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

North Pole

Tributaries

Moose Creek,

Elevation

853 ft (259.99 m)

Fairbanks Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Fish Creek, 20 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 8 miles long.

History

Named by prospectors for Charles W. Fairbanks, 1852-1918, U. S. Senator from Indiana; reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1905, pl. 13).