Candle Creek (Iñupiaq: Kuugaaluk) is a western tributary of the Kiwalik River,[1] located on the Seward Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Candle Creek is situated at the head of the main divide between the north and south drainages of the Seward Peninsula.

[2] In addition to gold, other minerals found include arsenopyrite, pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite, magnetite, ilmenite, rutile, zircon, garnet, and cerussite.

Other minerals found in placer gold are arsenopyrite, large amount of pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite, ilmenite, rutile, garnet, cerussite and sometimes also magnetite.

[3] Candle Creek was staked in July 1901, by Enos Thomas, Alexander Patterson, Robert W. Snyder, and James Blankenship.

During the summer of 1902, mining occurred between Potato Creek and Kiwalik River, resulting in a large amount of the easily extractable gold being recovered.