Information About

Lower Mouth Birch Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lower Mouth Birch Creek on The Map

Location

66 ° 26' 46" N,
146 ° 38' 17.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Fort Yukon

Elevation

364 ft (110.95 m)

Lower Mouth Birch Creek in Detail.

About

approx. 860 mi. long; heads in Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge along Ikhèenjik River, 3.1 mi. NW of Egil Island, flows W then NW to enter Lower Birch Creek Slough (an anabranch of the Yukon River) 7.4 mi. ESE of White Eye, 8.6 mi. NW of Canvasback Lake. Tps19-16N, Rgs5-10E, Fairbanks Meridian

History

The name is of Gwich’in origin and means “Birch that is Cached Up High River.” Lower Mouth Birch Creek was a local name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon B-6 (1956), Fort Yukon B-6 (1956), Fort Yukon B-6 (1956),
Places Near Lower Mouth Birch Creek
Islands:

Deadman Island,

Lakes:

Halfway Lake, Long Lake, Loon Lakes, Michel Lake,

Streams:

Crazy Slough, Lower Birch Creek Slough,

Streams:

Big Creek, Lower Mouth Birch Creek,