The Fourth of July Creek is a creek on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It rises on the upper Resurrection Peninsula from various glaciers on Santa Ana Peak in the Chugach Mountains and flows 5 miles (8.0 km) to empty into Resurrection Bay near Seward.[1][2] Fourth of July Creek formed some time after 1850, when Godwin Glacier retreated from the shores of Resurrection Bay, uncovering the stream and the broad valley it flows through.[3] The creek was formerly known as the Godwin River, before the aforementioned glacier split into two valleys creating a separate tributary of the waterway, today known as Godwin Creek.[4]
| Fourth of July Creek | |
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  Location of the mouth of the Fourth of July Creek within Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| City | Seward, Alaska |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Numerous small glaciers |
| Mouth | Resurrection Bay |
• location | Seward |
• coordinates | 60°04′48″N 149°20′38″W / 60.080°N 149.344°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 5 mi (8.0 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Godwin Creek |
Fishing and recreation
editFishing for salmon is not permitted in the Fourth of July Creek. However, its delta remains a popular fishing spot, as Resurrection Bay has a very productive silver salmon fishery.[5] This delta is at a rocky and sandy coastal area known as Fourth of July Beach, and is publicly accessible by going around the adjacent shipyard's private property.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourth of July Creek (Kenai Peninsula, Alaska)
- ^ The Milepost, 59th edition, page 556, ISBN 9781892154217
- ^ "Alaska Vacations & Travel Advice from Trusted Alaskans".
- ^ "Godwin Glacier".
- ^ "Southcentral Management Areas Fishing Reports - Sport Fish Division - ADF&G".