Information About

Tenas Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 26' 2" N,
144 ° 26' 44.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Elevation

810 ft (246.89 m)

Tenas Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW to Copper River at Wood Canyon, 63 mi. NE of Valdez, Chugach Mts.

History

Named by prospectors about 1898, reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Tenas" is a Chinook name meaning "little."

Topo Maps

Valdez B-2 (1951), Valdez B-2 (1951), Valdez B-2 (1951), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez B-2 NE (2016),
Places Near Tenas Creek
Cities:

Taral,

Cities:

Chitina,

Routes:

Blackbird Falls, Chitna Route,

Lakes:

First Lake, Lost Lake, Second Lake, Third Lake, Three Mile Lake, Town Lake,

Mountains:

Spirit Mountain,

Rivers:

Chitina River, Kotsina River, Tonsina River,

Streams:

Canyon Creek, Divide Creek, Elliott Creek, Eskilida Creek, Falls Creek, Fivemile Creek, Fox Creek, Haley Creek, Horse Creek, Kuslina Creek, Liberty Creek, O-Brien Creek, Pass Creek, Rabbit Creek, Surprise Creek, Taral Creek, Tenas Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Wood Canyon,

Waterfalls:

Liberty Falls,