Information About

Napoleon Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Napoleon Creek on The Map

Location

64 ° 6' 33.998" N,
141 ° 44' 30.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Chicken

Elevation

1516 ft (462.08 m)

Napoleon Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to South Fork Fortymile River, 50 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Named by prospectors and reported in 1896 by Spurr (1898, pl. 47), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Napoleon Gulch, named after the Frenchman who located it, is rich in nuggets" (Ogilvie, 1897, p. 8).