Information About

Mission Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Mission Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 47' 40.999" N,
141 ° 12' 6.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Elevation

850 ft (259.08 m)

Mission Creek in Detail.

About

heads at 643800N1414000W, flows NE to Yukon River, N of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1896 by Spurr (1898, pl. 48), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because a "small temporary mission" was located at the stream's mouth. Its Indian name was recorded by Lieutenant Schwatka (1885, map 7), USA, as "Tototlindu" and in his text "Tatotlinda."