Information About

Porterfield Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 28' 32.999" N,
132 ° 8' 55" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Elevation

105 ft (32 m)

Porterfield Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Virginia Lake, 9 mi. E of Wrangell, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1914 by E. Lester Jones, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), for Lieutenant L.B. Porterfield, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatros in 1914.

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-1 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-1 (1955), Petersburg B-1 (1955), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-1 (1997), Petersburg B-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Porterfield Creek
Basins:

Berg Basin, Glacier Basin, Groundhog Basin, Horseshoe Basin,

Bays:

Berg Bay, Earl West Cove, Madan Bay, Shoemaker Bay,

Capes:

Point Madan, Point Rothsay, Babbler Point, Capel Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Nemo Point, Polk Point,

Channels:

Blake Channel, Eastern Passage, The Narrows,

Dams:

Wrangell Upper Dam,

Glaciers:

Nelson Glacier,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Andrew Island, Channel Island, Cottonwood Islands, The Desert, Limb Island, Neptune Island, Wrangell Island,

Lakes:

Highbush Lake, Long Lake, Pats Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Chichagof Peak, Mount Flemer, Garnet Mountain, Marsha Peak, Mount Rynda, Mount Stinenia, Mount Waters, Wrangell Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough,

Streams:

Aaron Creek, Andrew Creek, Berg Creek, Crittenden Creek, Earl West Creek, Garnet Creek, Glacier Creek, Goat Creek, Government Creek, Hooligan Slough, Institute Creek, McCormack Creek, Mill Creek, North Arm Creek, North Fork Porterfield Creek, Oerns Creek, Pat Creek, Porterfield Creek, Salamander Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,

Routes:

Aaron Creek Trail, Highbush Lake Trail, Long Lake Trail,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,