Information About

Eagle Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 23' 3.998" N,
146 ° 3' 38.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Tributary to

Canning River

Elevation

1056 ft (321.87 m)

Eagle Creek in Detail.

About

Heads in Franklin Mts., flows W through the Ikiakpuk Valley to the Canning River 1 mi. S of junction of Cache Creek, 44 mi. NW of Mount Michelson, Arctic Slope. 23 miles long.

History

Named by S. J. Marsh, prospector, about 1902 (Leffingwell, 1919, p. 95).

Eagle Creek Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Eagle Creek.

Topo Maps

Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson B-4 (1983), Mount Michelson B-4 (1983),

Places Near Eagle Creek

Islands:

Shublik Island,

Mountains:

Mount Copleston,

Mountain Ranges:

Shubelik Mountains,

Rivers:

Marsh Fork, Marsh Fork Canning River,

Streams:

Cache Creek, Curve Creek, Eagle Creek, Plunge Creek,

Valleys:

Canning Valley, Ikiakpaurak Valley, Ikiakpuk Valley,

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