Information About

Piasuk River

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 53' 4.999" N,
154 ° 37' 59.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Utqiagvik

Piasuk River in Detail.

About

part of Ikpikpuk River distributary system, flows NE to Smith Bay, 8 mi. S of Cape Simpson, Arctic Plain.

History

Eskimo name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1951. Orth was told in 1965, that it is "an old Barrow name" of unkown meaning.

Topo Maps

Teshekpuk D-3 (1955), Teshekpuk D-3 (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk (1955), Teshekpuk D-3 NW (2016),
Places Near Piasuk River
Capes:

Cape Simpson,

Lakes:

Sinclair Lake,

Rivers:

Piasuk River, Sinclair River,