Information About

Katakturuk River

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 58' 32.999" N,
144 ° 59' 51" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Katakturuk River in Detail.

About

heads on S slope of Sadlerochit Mts., flows W in valley thence N through mountain passes and 30 mi. NE to Camden Bay, 3 mi. W of Collinson Point and 25 mi. SE of Flaxman I., Arctic Plain

History

Eskimo name reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 96) to possibly mean "a narrow place," presumably referring to the canyon it has cut through the range . Orth was told in 1956 that the name means "many falls." U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1948 reported another version of the meaning, "looks open," referring to the appearance of the stream from the sea.

Katakturuk River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Katakturuk River.

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson D-2 (1955), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956),
Places Near Katakturuk River
Bays:

Simpson Cove,

Capes:

Collinson Point, Konganevik Point,

Rivers:

Katakturuk River,

Streams:

Marsh Creek, West Fork Marsh Creek,