Information About

Swift Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Swift Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 24' 15.001" N,
142 ° 59' 52.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

1217 ft (370.94 m)

Swift Creek in Detail.

About

Flows 4 mi. SE to the Kennicott River, 3 mi SW of McCarthy; Wrangell Mts.

History

Descriptive name used by local landowner and reported in 1965 by L. A. Yehle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy (1951), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy B-6 (1959), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy (1960), McCarthy B-6 (1994), McCarthy B-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Swift Creek
Cities:

McCarthy,

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Kennicott Glacier, McCarthy Creek Glacier, Root Glacier,

Lakes:

Baultoff Lakes, Camel Lake, Hidden Creek Lake, Louise Lake, Star Lake, Sunshine Lake, Threemile Lake, Wheat Lake,

Mountains:

Bonanza Peak, Donoho Peak, Fireweed Mountain, Porphyry Mountain,

Parks:

Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark,

Ridges:

Bonanza Ridge,

Rivers:

Chakina River, Kennicott River, Klu River, Tana River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bonanza Creek, Dimond Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Hidden Creek, Jumbo Creek, Lubbe Creek, McCarthy Creek, National Creek, Swift Creek, Tractor Creek,

Routes:

Bonanza Mine Road, Bonanza-Jumbo Mine Road, Erie Mine Trail, Jumbo Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Amazon Gulch, Fivemile Gulch, Glacier Gulch,

Cities:

Kennicott,