Information About

Oil Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Oil Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 3' 23" N,
142 ° 18' 9" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Oil Creek in Detail.

About

on S slope of Brower Ridge, flows S to Gulf of Alaska, 2.8 mi. NW of mouth of White River and 96 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Local name reported by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1904. So named because of oil discoveries made here about 1897.

Topo Maps

Bering Glacier A-4 (1948), Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1984), Bering Glacier A-4 SE (2016),
Places Near Oil Creek
Capes:

Cape Yakataga,

Glaciers:

Leeper Glacier, Watson Glacier, Yakataga Glacier,

Mountains:

Duktoth Mountain, Watson Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Robinson Mountains,

Ridges:

Brower Ridge, Dahlgren Ridge, Yakataga Ridge,

Rivers:

North Channel Yakataga River, South Channel Yakataga River, White River, Yakataga River,

Streams:

Acme Creek, Bear Creek, Boulder Creek, Clear Creek, Crooked Creek, Felton Creek, Fulton Creek, Hamilton Creek, Iron Creek, Miller Creek, Mink Creek, Oil Creek, Porcupine Creek, Shokum Creek, Twomile Creek,

Cities:

Cape Yakataga,