Information About

Marvel Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Marvel Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 52' 48" N,
159 ° 35' 57.998" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Bethel

Tributary to

Eagle Creek

Elevation

896 ft (273.1 m)

Marvel Creek in Detail.

About

Marvel Creek flows southeast to Eagle Creek, then on to Salmon River, which flows northward and eastward to join Aniak River.

History

Naming: Prospectors' name reported in 1914 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks, 1915, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

There was active mining along Marvel Creek in 1910 by Dan McCarty, Bill Beavens, and Sanford “Sam” L. Godfrey. Later in 1940 the small Marvel Creek Mining Company operated out there run by Henry DuRand, Fritz
Awe, and Luther Hess. They mined with using a dragline, tractors, and bulldozers. Practically all of the placer gravel on Marvel Creek is naturally thawed, so that it can be readily dug. An adequate supply of water flowing on a good gradient is reported to have been available at all times during the open season.