Information About

Swift Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Swift Creek on The Map

Location

59 ° 47' 13.999" N,
151 ° 4' 39" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Elevation

20 ft (6.1 m)

Swift Creek in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula flows SE to NE end of Kachemak Bay, 19 mi. NE of Homer, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Local name reported by Grant and Higgins (1913, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Probably so named because of the sharp stream gradient which would create a fast flowin g stream.

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1951), Seldovia D-3 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia D-3 SW (1987),
Places Near Swift Creek
Cities:

Aurora,

Bars:

Aurora Spit, Glacier Spit, Glacier Spit,

Bays:

Aurora Lagoon, Bear Cove, Halibut Cove, Halibut Cove Lagoon, Mallard Bay, Peterson Bay, Rosies Bight, Rustys Lagoon,

Beaches:

Kilcher Beach,

Capes:

Peterson Point,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Dixon Glacier, Grewingk Glacier, Portlock Glacier,

Islands:

Bear Island, Chugachik Island, Ismailof Island, Pedersen Island,

Lakes:

Caribou Lake, Circle Lake, Eagle Lake, Loon Lake, Packwood Lake, Snowshoe Lake,

Mountains:

Ptarmigan Head,

Mountain Ranges:

Caribou Hills,

Ridges:

Boxcar Hills,

Rivers:

Bradley River, Fox River, Martin River,

Streams:

Battle Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Cytex Creek, Eastland Creek, Falls Creek, Fox Creek, Grewingk Creek, Halibut Creek, Humpy Creek, McNeil Creek, Moose Creek, North Fork Deep Creek, Sheep Creek, Swift Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Ridge Trail, Emerald Lake Camp Trail, Emerald Lake Spur Trail, Emerald Lake Trail, Glacier Lake Trail, Goat Rope Spur Trail, Grewingk Glacier Trail, Humpy Creek Trail, Lagoon Trail, Mallard Bay Trail, Rusty's Lagoon Trail, Saddle Trail,

Valleys:

McNeil Canyon,

Cities:

Fox River, Halibut Cove, Kachemak Silo,