Flows SW to the Beluga River between Beluga Lake and Lower Beluga Lake, 1 mi. E of Beluga Lake and 24 mi. NW of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low. 16 miles long.
Named in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the area drained by this stream was the site of extensive coal drilling by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1959-1961.
Beluga Lake, Bishop Lake, Coal Creek Lake, Denslow Lake, Felt Lake, Judd Lake, Kitty Lake, Lower Beluga Lake, Talachulitna Lake, Trinity Lake,
Mountains:Rivers:Chichantna River, Wolverine Fork,
Streams:Bishop Creek, Capps Creek, Chichantna Creek, Coal Creek, Drill Creek, Scarp Creek, Talachulitna Creek, West Fork Coal Creek,