Information About

Johnston Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Elevation:

20 ft (6.1 m)

About

heads in glacier 2.6 mi. SW of Mount McPherson, flows SW to Gulf of Alaska, 1 mi. SE of Munday Creek and 83 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History of Johnston Creek

Nmaed for Richard C. Johnston, who discovered petroleum in the Yakataga region about 1897. Name reported by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1903.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier A-3 (1950), Bering Glacier A-3 (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-3 (1959), Bering Glacier A-3 (1959), Bering Glacier A-3 SE (2017),

Places Near Johnston Creek

Bars:

Umbrella Reef,

Capes:

Icy Cape,

Glaciers:

Eberly Glacier, Lare Glacier, White River Glacier, Yaga Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Eberly, Mount McPherson, Munday Peak, Yaga Peak,

Ridges:

Yakataga Ridge,

Rivers:

Big River, Little River, Priest River,

Streams:

Big Sandy Creek, Crooked Creek, Davis Creek, Johnston Creek, Lawrence Creek, Lydick Creek, Munday Creek, Poul Creek, Shokum Creek,