Information About

Harrison Creek

Harrison Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Nome (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 200 ft (60.96 m)
About

flows SE to Ophir Creek, which flows to Niukluk River, 37 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 0.7 mile long.

History of Harrison Creek

Prospectors' name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This appears to be the stream reported as "Gala" on a map of Cape Nome gold fields by David Fox, Jr., dated 1901. Shown as "Harpson" on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson.