Information About

Bear Creek

Bear Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Bethel (CA)
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Elevation:
  • 486 ft (148.13 m)
About

flows to Canyon Creek, 28 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History of Bear Creek

Prospectors' name reported in 1916 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Brooks and others, 1918, p. 61). Gold claims for placer mining were staked along this stream in 1917, although gold may have been found here as early as 1900 or 1901.