Information About

Raft Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 59' 43.001" N,
147 ° 18' 9" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eureka

Elevation

2388 ft (727.86 m)

Raft Creek in Detail.

About

Heading in a cirque in the S part of the Clearwater Mountains and flowing SW, then S, to the Susitna River, 3 mi below the mouth of Nowater Creek, 25 mi. N of junction of Oshetna River, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because a "Geological Survey Party utilized the stream to 'raft' supplies and boats to the Susitna River for a river traverse."

Topo Maps

Talkeetna Mountains (1950), Talkeetna Mountains D-1 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains D-1 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains D-1 (1951), Talkeetna Mountains D-1 (1952), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1966), Talkeetna Mountains D-1 NW (2016),
Places Near Raft Creek
Areas:

C-iidze- Caek-e,

Lakes:

Coal Lake, Hatched Lake, Hatchet Lake, Pass Lake, Roosevelt Lake, Swampbuggy Lake, Tenas Lake,

Mountains:

Gold Hill, Lucky Hill, Rusty Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Wedding Pass,

Rivers:

Maclaren River,

Settlements:

Denali,

Streams:

Alpine Creek, Big Rusty Creek, Black Creek, Caribou Creek, Clearwater Creek, Coal Creek, Craig Creek, Dry Creek, Eldorado Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Fox Creek, Lake Creek, Little Rusty Creek, Nowater Creek, Raft Creek, Roosevelt Creek, Rusty Creek, Show Me Creek, Surprise Creek, Timberline Creek, Valdez Creek, Waterfall Creek, White Creek, Willow Creek, Windy Creek,

Valleys:

Lucky Gulch, Sunny Gulch,