Information About

Frenchy Creek

Frenchy Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 72 ft (21.95 m)
About

On the Kenai Peninsula, flows W to Eleshansky Cove, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) SE of Claw Peak, in Chugach NF.

History of Frenchy Creek

Named for Frenchy Eleshansky who smoked salmon here in the early 1900's. Local name reported in 1912 by Grant and Higgins (1913, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).