Information About

Lawrence Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lawrence Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 1' 30" N,
142 ° 2' 56" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Lawrence Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW and S to Gulf of Alaska N of Umbrella Reef and 87 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named after Lawrence E. Barber, one of the first to locate oil in the Yakataga region in 1897. This local name was reported by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1903 and published in 1905.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier A-3 (1950), Bering Glacier A-3 (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-3 (1959), Bering Glacier A-3 (1959), Bering Glacier A-3 SW (2017),
Places Near Lawrence Creek
Bars:

Umbrella Reef,

Glaciers:

Eberly Glacier, Watson Glacier, White River Glacier, Yaga Glacier, Yakataga Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Eberly, Munday Peak, Yaga Peak,

Ridges:

Dahlgren Ridge, Yakataga Ridge,

Rivers:

White River,

Streams:

Crooked Creek, Davis Creek, Felton Creek, Fulton Creek, Johnston Creek, Lawrence Creek, Munday Creek, Poul Creek, Shokum Creek,