Information About

Slate Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 29' 57.998" N,
145 ° 12' 33.001" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glennallen

Tributary to

Little Tonsina River

Elevation

1772 ft (540.11 m)

Slate Creek in Detail.

About

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

History

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.

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,