Information About

Ganes Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 5' 57.001" N,
156 ° 25' 32.002" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

McGrath

Elevation

627 ft (191.11 m)

Ganes Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Beaver Mts., flows NE to Innoko River, 4 mi. SE of Ophir and 28 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 35 miles long.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1908 by Maddren (1910, p. 21), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for "Thomas Gane, who with three others discovered gold here in 1906."

Topo Maps

Ophir (1951), Ophir (1954), Ophir (1954), Ophir (1954), Ophir A-1 (1954), Ophir A-1 (1954),
Places Near Ganes Creek
Mountains:

Caribou Mountain, French Joe Mountain, Twin Mountain,

Streams:

Anvil Creek, California Creek, California Creek, Dodge Creek, Dome Creek, Ester Creek, Ganes Creek, Gold Run, Goldbottom Creek, Independence Creek, Little Creek, Naden Creek, Ophir Creek, Ready Bullion Creek, South Fork Yankee Creek, Spalding Creek, Spruce Creek, Tamarack Creek, Warner Creek, Yankee Creek,

Valleys:

Six Gulch, Skookum Gulch, Victor Gulch,

Cities:

Ganes Creek, Ophir,