Information About

Frenchy Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 10' 25" N,
148 ° 10' 5.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Elevation

72 ft (21.95 m)

Frenchy Creek in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, flows W to Eleshansky Cove, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) SE of Claw Peak, in Chugach NF.

History

Named for Frenchy Eleshansky who smoked salmon here in the early 1900's. Local name reported in 1912 by Grant and Higgins (1913, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1951), Seward A-4 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-4 (2000),
Places Near Frenchy Creek
Cities:

Port Benney,

Archipelagos:

Pleiades Islands,

Bars:

Iktua Rocks, Point of Rocks, Procession Rocks,

Bays:

Port Bainbridge, Aluklik Bay, Chenega Cove, Crab Bay, Eleshansky Cove, Em-urluq Bay, Ewan Bay, Fox Farm Bay, Gaamaak Cove, Guguak Bay, Hogg Bay, Humpback Cove, Icy Bay, Iktua Bay, Jackpot Bay, Johnson Cove, Kake Cove, Masked Bay, Montgomery Bay, Nassau Fiord, North Twin Bay, Otter Cove, Puffin Cove, Sawmill Bay, Seven Fathom Hole, Shelter Bay, Squirrel Bay, Swanson Bay, Whale Bay,

Capes:

Point Pyke, Point Waters, Point Countess, Amerk Point, Bainbridge Point, Chenega Point, Ewan Point, Hogg Point, Jackpot Point, Lonetree Point, Paddy Point, Panhat Point, Swanson Point,

Channels:

Bainbridge Passage, Dangerous Passage, Elrington Passage, Knight Island Passage, Latouche Passage, Prince of Wales Passage,

Dams:

Aquaculture Dam, Crab Bay Dam Number 3,

Islands:

Bainbridge Island, Bettles Island, Chenega Island, Delenia Island, Evans Island, Ewan Island, Flemming Island, Gage Island, Izmaylov Island, Jackpot Island, Ship Island, Sister Rock, Verdant Island,

Lakes:

Jaybird Lake, San Juan Lake,

Mountains:

Claw Peak, Dual Head, Jackpot Peak,

Streams:

Frenchy Creek, Jackpot Creek,

Cities:

Chenega, Chenega Bay, Port Ashton, Port San Juan,