Information About

Straight Creek

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Kenai

Elevation:

190 ft (57.91 m)

About

In Tordrillo Mts., heads at glacier E of Mount Spurr, flows SE to Chakachatna River, 24 mi. W of Tyonek, Alaska Range

History of Straight Creek

Named in 1927 by S. R. Capps and R. H. Sargent (in Smith and others, 1929, pls. 1, 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of the straight course of the river."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek A-5 (1958), Tyonek A-5 (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek A-5 NW (2013),

Places Near Straight Creek

Glaciers:

Capps Glacier, Dogshead Glacier,

Mountain Passes:

Seal Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Neacola Mountains,

Rivers:

Chakachatna River, Wolverine Fork,

Streams:

Blacksand Creek, Chuitkilnachna Creek, Cottonwood Slough, Noaukta Slough, North Capps Creek, Straight Creek,