Information About

Slate Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Glennallen

Tributary to:

Little Tonsina River

Elevation:

1772 ft (540.11 m)

About

flows NNE to Little Tonsina River, 5 mi. NW of Ernestine and 43 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History of Slate Creek

Local name reported in 1930 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the name in 1900 as Rainbow Creek.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Valdez B-4 (1951), Valdez B-4 (1951), Valdez B-4 (1951), Valdez B-4 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez B-4 (1953), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez B-4 (1994), Valdez B-4 NE (2016),

Places Near Slate Creek

Cities:

Tacoma, Tiekel, Tonsina,

Lakes:

Pippin Lake, Squirrel Creek Pit Lake,

Mountains:

Rice Mountain, Mount Tiekel,

Mountain Passes:

Kimball Pass,

Rivers:

Little Tonsina River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bernard Creek, Boulder Creek, Dust Creek, Ernestine Creek, Fall Creek, Fiftynine Mile Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Mosquito Creek, Slate Creek, Squaw Creek, Squirrel Creek,

Routes:

Trans-Alaska Trail - Thompson Pass to PS12,