Information About

Parallel Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Parallel Creek on The Map

Location

56 ° 19' 1.999" N,
158 ° 35' 35.002" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Parallel Creek in Detail.

About

flows E 4.5 mi. to Chignik Lagoon, 7 mi. W of Chignik, on S shore of Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range

History

named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because "its course is near and parallel to the 5620N line."

Topo Maps

Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik B-2 (1963), Chignik B-2 (1963),
Places Near Parallel Creek
Bars:

Chignik Spit,

Bays:

Anchorage Bay, Boomers Cove, Chignik Lagoon, Mallard Duck Bay, Mud Bay, Mud Hole, Portage Bay, Ross Cove, Schooner Bay, Warner Bay, Windy Bay,

Capes:

Browns Point, Diamond Point, Green Point, Hume Point, Jerrys Point, Mensis Point, Packers Point, Pilerack Point, Rabbit Point, Rocky Point,

Cities:

Chignik,

Cliffs:

Negro Head,

Dams:

Alaska Packers Association Chignik Dam, Columbia Wards Fisheries Incorporated Dam,

Flats:

Chignik Flats,

Islands:

Chignik Island, Eagle Rock, Three Sisters Rock,

Mountains:

Big Butte, Range Peak, Virgin Peak,

Rivers:

Chignik River,

Streams:

Alfred Creek, Boulevard Creek, Broad Creek, Cathedral Creek, Conglomerate Creek, Dago Frank Creek, Home Creek, Marshinlak Creek, Metrofania Creek, Neketa Creek, Old Ladies Creek, Packers Creek, Parallel Creek, Spoon Creek, Thompson Creek, Through Creek, Whalers Creek,

Valleys:

McKinsey Valley, Thompson Valley,

Cities:

Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake,