Information About

Tukuto Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tukuto Lake on The Map

Location

68 ° 29' 58.898" N,
157 ° 1' 52.194" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shungnak

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

1657 ft (505.05 m)

Tukuto Lake in Detail.

About

in Brooks Range, 20 mi. N of Howard Pass

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for nearby Tukuto Creek in 1951. Orth reports the present=day Eskimo name as "Nioqtun" meaning "drill" or "bit." This is the same name as Nigtun Lake in Howard Pass.