Information About

Oil Creek

Oil Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

McCarthy

Elevation:

20 ft (6.1 m)

About

on S slope of Brower Ridge, flows S to Gulf of Alaska, 2.8 mi. NW of mouth of White River and 96 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.

History of Oil Creek

Local name reported by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1904. So named because of oil discoveries made here about 1897.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bering Glacier A-4 (1948), Bering Glacier (1950), Bering Glacier (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier A-4 (1951), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1959), Bering Glacier A-4 (1984), Bering Glacier A-4 SE (2016),

Places Near Oil Creek

Capes:

Glaciers:

Leeper Glacier, Watson Glacier, Yakataga Glacier,

Mountains:

Duktoth Mountain, Watson Peak,

Mountain Ranges:

Robinson Mountains,

Ridges:

Brower Ridge, Dahlgren Ridge, Yakataga Ridge,

Rivers:

North Channel Yakataga River, South Channel Yakataga River, White River, Yakataga River,

Streams:

Acme Creek, Bear Creek, Boulder Creek, Clear Creek, Crooked Creek, Felton Creek, Fulton Creek, Hamilton Creek, Iron Creek, Miller Creek, Mink Creek, Oil Creek, Porcupine Creek, Shokum Creek, Twomile Creek,

Cities: