Alaska Gazetteer
Bench Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Bench Creek places it within the AK 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Bench Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heading at the foot of Bench Glacier and flowingt 3.5 mi NNW to the Lowe River, 17 mi E of Valdez, Chugach Mountains. |
| History: | "Named in 1963 by A. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ""because the stream crosses a bench in the Lowe River Valley.""" |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.106388092 |
| Longitude: | -145.755004883 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bench Creek: Bench Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Bench Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Wortmanns, AK
(1.9 miles W) Ptarmigan, AK (7.2 miles NE) |
Old Valdez, AK
(17.1 miles W) |
