Information About

Contact Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City:

Sunset

Elevation:

768 ft (234.09 m)

About

Flows NE to Canyon Creek, 5 mi W of the latters confluence with the Skwentna River, 7 mi. E of Dickason Mts. and 58 mi. NW ot Tyonek, Alaska Range. 7 miles long.

History of Contact Creek

So named in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists because the contact between granite and coal-bearing rocks are well exposed along its banks.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek D-5 (1954), Tyonek D-5 (1954), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek D-5 NE (2016),

Places Near Contact Creek

Areas:

K-qiy-un Kaq-, Tuk-eleh- Kaq-,

Lakes:

Aho Lake, Canyon Lake, Freedom Lake, Onestone Lake, Shell Lake,

Mountain Ranges:

Shell Hills,

Rivers:

Hayes River,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Bates Creek, Canyon Creek, Contact Creek, Johnson Creek, Red Creek, Saturday Creek,