Information About

Homestake Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Homestake Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 24' 43.999" N,
146 ° 14' 53.999" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Central

Elevation

2133 ft (650.14 m)

Homestake Creek in Detail.

About

flows W to Charity Creek, 68 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 3.5 miles long.

History

Miners' name reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and given to the Creek which flows to the head waters of Faith Creek (Prindle, 1905, p. 13). Subsequently, the name "Charity Creek" has been reapplied through local usage to the former lower course of the stream.