Information About

Fulton Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fulton Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 3' 1.001" N,
142 ° 14' 52.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Fulton Creek in Detail.

About

Flows SW and SE to the Gulf of Alaska, 1 mi W of the mouth of the White River and 46 mi E of the terminus of Bering Glacier, 91 mi. WNW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts. 20 miles long.

History

Named prior to 1903 for Walter S. Fulton, one of the first to locate oil lands at Cape Yakataga in 1898. Reported in 1903 by G. C. Martin (1905, p. 26), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier A-4 (1948), Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1984), Bering Glacier A-4 SE (2016),
Places Near Fulton Creek
Bars:

Umbrella Reef,

Capes:

Cape Yakataga,

Glaciers:

Eberly Glacier, Leeper Glacier, Watson Glacier, White River Glacier, Yakataga Glacier,

Mountains:

Watson Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Robinson Mountains,

Ridges:

Brower Ridge, Dahlgren Ridge, Yakataga Ridge,

Rivers:

White River, Yakataga River,

Streams:

Acme Creek, Bear Creek, Clear Creek, Crooked Creek, Felton Creek, Fulton Creek, Hamilton Creek, Lawrence Creek, Miller Creek, Oil Creek, Porcupine Creek, Shokum Creek, Twomile Creek,

Cities:

Cape Yakataga,