Description
Mastodon Creek is located flows N, joins Independence Creek to form Mammoth Creek, 40 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History
Named in 1894 by prospectors; reported in 1896 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Spurr, 1898, pl. 50). So called because "fossil mastodon bones were found in the muck along the creek."