Information About

Big Bonanza Creek

Big Bonanza Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Lake and Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 896 ft (273.1 m)
About

flows W to Mulchatna River, 48 mi. NW of Nondalton, Lime Hills; 20 miles long.

History of Big Bonanza Creek

Local name reported in 1914 as Bonanza Creek by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); obtained from Thomas Hanmore, U.S. commissioner at Iliamna. The name was published, however, by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as Big Bonanza Creek.