Information About

Sinona Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 34' 8" N,
144 ° 37' 28.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Elevation

1863 ft (567.84 m)

Sinona Creek in Detail.

About

flows S to Chistochina River 1.5 mi. N of its junction with Copper River, Copper River Basin

History

Indian name, said to mean "Brush Creek." Recorded as "Schnuna River" in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 65), USA. Local use of the name "Sinona Creek" reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1936.

Topo Maps

Gulkana C-2 (1949), Gulkana C-2 (1949), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana C-2 (1952), Gulkana C-2 (1952), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1965), Gulkana C-2 SE (2016),

Places Near Sinona Creek

Lakes:

Billy Lake, Yokneda Lakes,

Rivers:

Chistochina River, East Fork Chistochina River,

Streams:

Boulder Creek, East Fork Indian Creek, Indian Creek, Sinona Creek,

Cities:

Chistochina,