Information About

Plenty Bear Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Plenty Bear Creek on The Map

Location

56 ° 42' 16.999" N,
158 ° 25' 31.001" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

Chignik

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Plenty Bear Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW 14 mi. to Meshik River, 16 mi. SW of Vent Mtn., in Aniakchak Crater; Bristol Bay Low.

History

so named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of "the numerous bear encountered * * *" here.

Topo Maps

Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik (1963), Chignik C-2 (1963), Chignik C-2 (1963),
Places Near Plenty Bear Creek
Islands:

Scottys Island,

Mountains:

Big Butte,

Streams:

Black Creek, Blue Violet Creek, Bluff Creek, Braided Creek, Highland Creek, Landlocked Creek, Plenty Bear Creek, Sleepy Creek, Wolf Creek,