Information About

Willow Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 35' 6" N,
165 ° 39' 47.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Nome

Elevation

89 ft (27.13 m)

Willow Creek in Detail.

About

flows SE to Penny River, 9 mi. NW of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1899 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Schrader and Brooks, 1900, map 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee shows "Biggs" along the upper half of this stream.

Topo Maps

Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome C-2 (1950), Nome C-2 (1950), Nome C-2 (1950), Nome (1951), Nome (1951), Nome (1957), Nome C-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Willow Creek

Cities:

Sitnazuak,

Mine:

Sunset Mine,

Mountains:

Aurora Mountain, Cone Mountain, Crater Mountain, Monument Rock, Twin Mountain,

Rivers:

Cripple River, Penny River, Stewart River,

Streams:

Alpha Creek, American Creek, American Creek, Anvil Creek, Arctic Creek, Ashland Creek, Aurora Creek, Balto Creek, Bluff Creek, Boulder Creek, Bowhead Creek, Center Creek, Cleveland Creek, Colorado Creek, Crystal Creek, Daisy Swift Creek, Dewey Creek, Durrant Creek, Edward Creek, Elizabeth Creek, Glacier Creek, Gold Creek, Gold Run, Honey Creek, Huckleberry Run, Hungry Creek, Ingraham Creek, Jessie Creek, Jorosa Creek, Josie Creek, Last Chance Creek, Lindblom Creek, Little Creek, Lynn Creek, Monument Creek, Moose Creek, Mountain Creek, Mountain Creek, Mud Creek, Negsue Creek, Oregon Creek, Practolus Creek, Prospect Creek, Rabbit Creek, Rock Creek, Rodney Creek, Rulby Creek, Russel Creek, Sealer Creek, Sidney Creek, Slate Creek, Sledge Creek, Snowshoe Creek, Someone Creek, Stella Creek, Sunset Creek, Thompson Creek, Trinity Creek, Twin Mountain Creek, Wheel Creek, Willow Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Butterfield Canyon, Carry Gulch, Goldpan Gulch, Gumboot Gulch, Hazel Gulch, Keane Gulch, Mammoth Gulch, May Gulch, Nugget Gulch, Short Gulch, Snowshoe Gulch, Trilby Gulch,

Cities:

Sunset,