Information About

Tractor Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map

Location

61 ° 23' 1" N,
143 ° 6' 33.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Elevation

1299 ft (395.94 m)

Tractor Creek in Detail.

About

Flows S to the Nizina River, 7 mi SW of McCarthy.

History

Local name for the stream in which "Sam Snyder got his Caterpillar tractor stuck.; 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 NW (2017),

Places Near Tractor Creek

Cities:

Dams:

Jim Edwards Dam,

Glaciers:

Kennicott Glacier, Lakina Glacier, Root Glacier,

Lakes:

Camel Lake, Hidden Creek Lake, Long Lake, Louise Lake, Star Lake, Sunshine Lake, Threemile Lake, Wheat Lake,

Mine:

Mountains:

Donoho Peak, Fireweed Mountain,

Rivers:

Chakina River, Kennicott River, Klu River, Nizina River, West Fork Chakina River,

Streams:

Amazon Creek, Bear Creek, Bonanza Creek, Fall Creek, Farm Creek, Fireweed Creek, Fohlin Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Gold Creek, Hidden Creek, Jumbo Creek, McCarthy Creek, Swift Creek, Tractor Creek,

Routes:

Erie Mine Trail, Root Glacier Trail,

Valleys:

Fivemile Gulch, Glacier Gulch,