Information About

Shell Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Shell Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 52' 28.999" N,
151 ° 25' 3" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Sunset

Elevation

210 ft (64.01 m)

Shell Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE through Shell Lake, to Skwenta River, 56 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1898 by Spurr (1900, map 6), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for P. G. Shell who prospected in the region in 1887.

Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek D-4 (1954), Tyonek D-4 (1954), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek D-4 (1993), Tyonek D-4 SW (2016),
Places Near Shell Creek
Cities:

Tiq-atl-ena,

Areas:

K-qiy-un Kaq-, Q-ech-elt-at, Tuk-eleh- Kaq-,

Flats:

Kentuhdilk-el Kena, Snag Flats,

Islands:

Bourbon Mist Island,

Lakes:

Aho Lake, Canyon Lake, Dog Lake, Hewitt Lake, Hiline Lake, Onestone Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Shell Lake, Top Lake, Whiskey Lake,

Mountains:

Beluga Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Shell Hills,

Rivers:

Talachulitna River,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Bates Creek, Canyon Creek, Deep Creek, Donkey Creek, Donkey Creek Slough, Friday Creek, Hewitt Creek, Johnson Creek, Nusdatl-na Nichila Betnu, Quartz Creek, Red Creek, Saturday Creek, Shell Creek, Thursday Creek, Tiq-atl-ena Betnu,

Routes:

Qutsas Tus Nuch-ke-elyasht,

Cities:

Skwentna,