Information About

Puffy Creek

Puffy Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 59 ft (17.98 m)
About

flows S to Puffy Slough, 6 mi. E of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain.

History of Puffy Creek

Local name reported in 1904 by G. C. Martin as being named for McIver Forbes Morrison McIver Campbell, head of Clan McIver of Scotland, who was nicknamed "Puffy." He was probably associated with early oil exploration in the region.