Information About

Salmon Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 8' 8.999" N,
149 ° 24' 2.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Tributary to

Resurrection River

Tributaries

Bear Creek,

Elevation

7 ft (2.13 m)

Salmon Creek in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of Bear Lake Glacier, flows WSW to Resurrection River, 2 mi. NE of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, p. 302), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-7 NE (1983), Seward A-7 (1997),
Places Near Salmon Creek
Bays:

Derby Cove, Driftwood Bay, Humpy Cove, Killer Bay, Resurrection Bay, Safety Cove, Talus Bay, Thumb Cove,

Capes:

Caines Head, Callisto Head, The Iron Door, Lowell Point, Race Point, Resurrection Peninsula, Sandspit Point, Tonsina Point,

Cities:

Seward,

Dams:

Lowell Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Bear Lake Glacier, Glacier G210704E60136N, Glacier G210711E60126N, Glacier G210790E60102N, Glacier G210790E60329N, Glacier G210791E60333N, Godwin Glacier, Mother Goose Glacier, Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Islands:

Fox Island, Hat Island, Twin Rocks,

Lakes:

The Lagoon, Bear Lake, First Lake, Grayling Lake, Grouse Lake, Little Bear Lake, Long Lake, Lost Lake, Meridian Lake, Preachers Pond, Second Lake, Ski Lake, Troop Lake,

Mine:

Primrose Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Alice, Mount Ascension, Bear Mountain, Mount Benson, Callisto Peak, Mount Eva, Marathon Mountain, Paradise Peak, Phoenix Peak, Sheep Mountain, Tiehacker Mountain,

Parks:

Safety Cove State Marine Park, Sandspit Point State Marine Park, Thumb Cove State Marine Park, Two Lakes Park,

Peaks:

Foundary Peak, Mount Jerry Dixon, Mount Kenny Baker, Lowell Peak, Mount Mary, Santa Ana Peak,

Ridges:

Resurrection Peaks,

Rivers:

Resurrection River, Snow River, South Fork Snow River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Box Canyon Creek, Clear Creek, Exit Glacier Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Godwin Creek, Japanese Creek, Likes Creek, Lost Creek, Lowell Creek, Paradise Creek, Primrose Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Scheffler Creek, Spring Creek, Spruce Creek, Tonsina Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Trail, Beach Access Trail, Caines Head Trail, Loop Trail, Lost Lake Trail, Paradise Valley Trail, Primrose Creek Trail, South Beach Trail,

Valleys:

Paradise Valley,

Cities:

Bear Creek, Lowell Point, Woodrow,