Description
Dora Creek is located flows S through Muskrat Lake to Chitina River, 2.2 mi. W of junction of Gilahina River and 31 mi. W of McCarthy, Copper River Basin. 6.5 miles long.
History
Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 57), USA, for Miss Dora Johnston of Chicago, later his wife. Probably he applied it to the stream subsequently known as the Gilahina River. The name "Dora Creek" applied as above was reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1951.