Information About

Poul Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Poul Creek on The Map

Location

60 ° 1' 21" N,
141 ° 59' 53.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

62 ft (18.9 m)

Poul Creek in Detail.

About

heads 1.2 mi. SW of Munday Peak, flows S to Gulf of Alaska, 1.7 mi. E of Umbrella Reef and 86 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named for Angel Poul who located oil lands near Cape Yakataga in 1897. Name reported in 1903 by G.C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).