Information About

Porcupine Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Porcupine Creek on The Map

Location

57 ° 43' 22.001" N,
155 ° 53' 39.001" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Elevation

112 ft (34.14 m)

Porcupine Creek in Detail.

About

on Alaska Peninsula flows NW to Becharof Creek, 5.5 mi. SE of its mouth at E end of Becharof Lake, 54 mi. NW of Karluk, Aleutian Range

History

Local name reported by S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1921. The name Arvesta was published for this stream by G. C. Martin (1921, pl. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).