Information About

Straight Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Straight Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 9' 19.001" N,
151 ° 50' 29" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Elevation

190 ft (57.91 m)

Straight Creek in Detail.

About

In Tordrillo Mts., heads at glacier E of Mount Spurr, flows SE to Chakachatna River, 24 mi. W of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History

Named in 1927 by S. R. Capps and R. H. Sargent (in Smith and others, 1929, pls. 1, 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the straight course of the river."