Information About

Harrison Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Harrison Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 57' 24.001" N,
163 ° 40' 12" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

White Mountain

Elevation

200 ft (60.96 m)

Harrison Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Ophir Creek, which flows to Niukluk River, 37 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 0.7 mile long.

History

Prospectors' name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This appears to be the stream reported as "Gala" on a map of Cape Nome gold fields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901. Shown as "Harpson" on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.