Information About

Osar Creek

Osar Creek

Region:
  • Matanuska-Susitna
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2884 ft (879.04 m)
About

Heads W of Crazy Notch, flows SW through several lakes along Denali Highway to Clearwater Creek, 0.5 mi below the mouth of Little Clearwater Creek, 41 mi. S of Mount Hayes, Alaska Range.

History of Osar Creek

Named in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists. "The name is the plural of the Swedish word for edker, and the stream parallels and esker through its entire upper course."