Information About

Ferrum Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ferrum Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 32' 51" N,
150 ° 39' 34.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Ferrum Creek in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, flows E 3 mi. to Beauty Bay, at NW end of West Arm Nuka Bay, 32 mi. ESE of Homer; Chugach Mts.

History

the local name for this stream was Iron Creek. of numerous "Iron Creeks" in Alaska, a 1927 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party recommended substituting the Latin word "Ferrum."