Description
Whirlwind Creek is located flows SW to Nixon Fork Takotna River 5 mi. NE of mouth of Cottonwood Creek and 24 mi. NE of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History
Local name obtained in 1924 by J. S. Brown (in P. S. Smith, 1926, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).