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).

Topo Maps

Karluk C-6 (1951), Karluk C-6 (1951), Karluk C-6 (1951), Karluk (1951), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952), Karluk (1952),
Places Near Porcupine Creek
Bays:

Bellim Bay, Dry Bay, Island Bay, Jute Bay, Kanatak Lagoon, Portage Bay,

Capes:

Cape Kanatak, Cape Unalishagvak, Kelp Point, Seal Point, Severson Peninsula,

Islands:

Jute Island, Jute Islands, Pinnacle Rock,

Lakes:

Kanatak Lake, Summit Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Becharof, Jute Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Kanatak Pass,

Rivers:

Kejulik River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, Becharof Creek, Burls Creek, Cleo Creek, Jute Creek, Kanatak Creek, Katrine Creek, Little Kanatak Creek, Margaret Creek, Marie Creek, North Fork Rex Creek, Oil Creek, Porcupine Creek, Rex Creek, Salmon Creek, South Fork Rex Creek, Sulphur Creek,