Information About

Placer Creek

Name: Placer Creek
Address: Eureka, Alaska

Placer Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City:

Eureka

Elevation:

3419 ft (1042.11 m)

About

Heads in Horn Mts., flows N to Flat Creek, 3 mi. SW of its junction with Little Nelchina river, 13 mi. N of Tahneta Pass, 106 mi NE of Anchorage, Talkeetna Mts.

History of Placer Creek

Local name reported in 1917 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This creek has been prospected for placer gold.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Talkeetna Mountains A-1 (1949), Talkeetna Mountains A-1 (1949), Talkeetna Mountains A-1 (1949), Talkeetna Mountains A-1 (1949), Talkeetna Mountains (1950), Talkeetna Mountains A-1 (1952), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1954), Talkeetna Mountains (1966), Talkeetna Mountains A-1 SW (2013),

Places Near Placer Creek

Lakes:

Hunter Lake, Lake Leila, Long Lake, Roadhouse Lake, Shallow Lake, South Lake, Squaw Lake, Startup Lakes, Tahneta Lake,

Mountains:

Horn Mountain, Syncline Mountain, Table Mountain, White Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Belanger Pass, Cameron Pass, Tahneta Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Horn Mountains,

Ridges:

Wall of China,

Streams:

Albert Creek, Bench Creek, Bitter Creek, Bonanza Creek, Bubb Creek, Buchia Creek, Conglomerate Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Davis Creek, Dick Creek, Flat Creek, Flume Creek, Greta Creek, Gunsight Creek, Idaho Creek, Inoceramus Creek, McDougall Creek, Mead Creek, Meyer Creek, Mouse Creek, Nicolie Creek, North Creek, Papoose Creek, Pass Creek, Placer Creek, Poorman Creek, Red Fox Creek, Sawmill Creek, Sawmill Creek, Shovel Creek, Sladen Creek, Sleigh Creek, South Creek, Squaw Creek, Startup Creek, White Sand Creek, Willow Creek, Wood Creek,

Cities:

Eureka,

Valleys:

Dave Gulch, Money Gulch, Noon Gulch, Porphyry Gulch, Sailor Gulch,