Information About

Fossil Creek

Fossil Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1237 ft (377.04 m)
About

flows SW to Beaver Creek, 25 mi. SE of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana High. 23 miles long.

History of Fossil Creek

Named in 1905 by L. M. Prindle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for "the fossiliferous limestone pebbles in its valley" (Prindle and Hess, 1906, p. 13).