Heads in Alaska and flows NE into Canada to Surprise Creek, 8 mi from its junction with Old Crow River, Porcupine Plateau. Source = 67.8091667,-141.1841667. Mouth in Yukon Territory, Canada.
Local name reported in 1949 by cpl. E.A. Kirk, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The name "Schaefer Creek" had been mistakenly applied to this stream during the International Boundary Commission (IBC) survey in 1911 and was so shown until 1950.