Information About

Cantwell Creek

Cantwell Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Denali
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2123 ft (647.09 m)
About

heads at Cantwell Glacier, flows to Jack River, 34 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range. 21 miles long.

History of Cantwell Creek

This headwater stream of the Nenana River carries the residual name of that river or "Cantwell River." The name "Cantwell River" as a separate entity was shown on a 1914 railroad survey map, although a year later U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gave local usage as "Half Moon Creek." In 1923 S. R. Capps, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), cited local usage as "Cantwell Creek."