Information About

Sam Patch Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 19' 3" N,
141 ° 0' 24.001" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Chicken

Tributary to

Fortymile River

Elevation

1197 ft (364.85 m)

Sam Patch Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Fortymile River, 35 mi. S of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Named in 1907 by International Boundary Commission (IBC) surveyors for Samuel Patch, 1807-29, a diving champion of his era. Called "Uncle Sam Creek" by prospectors; reported in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Liberty Fork.

Topo Maps

Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Fortymile (1899), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle (1951), Eagle B-1 (1956), Eagle B-1 (1956), Eagle B-1 (1956), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957), Eagle (1957),

Places Near Sam Patch Creek

Bars:

Islands:

Mountains:

Rapids:

Rivers:

Fortymile River, Liberty Fork, North Ladue River,

Streams:

Alma Creek, Arkansas Creek, Baby Creek, Canyon Creek, Discovery Creek, Glasier Creek, Hall Creek, Iles Creek, Kal Creek, King Solomon Creek, Liberty Fork O-Brien Creek, Little Miller Creek, Mariner Creek, Moose Creek, North Fork O-Brien Creek, Powee Creek, Sam Patch Creek, Smith Creek, Snow Creek, South Boundary Creek, Trail Creek, Woods Creek,

Valleys:

Nugget Gulch, Squaw Gulch,