Information About

Contact Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 9' 0" N,
151 ° 44' 30.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation

2205 ft (672.08 m)

Contact Creek in Detail.

About

flows to John River at Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 9 miles long.

History

So named in 1901 by Schrader (1904, p. 63), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the stream follows a faultline, being a contact between two different geological formations. The Eskimo name for this stream is "Nachramkunga," meaning "divide creek" (Rausch, 1951, p. 151); so called because it is on the divide between the John and Anaktuvuk Rivers.

Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake A-3 (1971), Chandler Lake A-3 (1971), Chandler Lake A-3 (1971), Chandler Lake A-3 NW (2016),

Places Near Contact Creek

Cities:

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Fictional Places:

Rescue,

Lakes:

Anivik Lake, Cache Lake, Eleanor Lake, Makaktuk Lake, Napaktualuit Lake, Natvakruak Lake,

Mountains:

Fork Peak, Ingstad Mountain, Kollutuk Mountain, Nasaurak Mountain, Soakpak Mountain, Three River Mountain,

Mountain Passes:

Anaktuvuk Pass,

Streams:

Akvalutak Creek, Anivik Creek, Contact Creek, Firestone Creek, Inukpasugruk Creek, Kongumavik Creek, Savioyok Creek, Skimo Creek,