Information About

Tukuto Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tukuto Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 30' 42.001" N,
156 ° 31' 53" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

1342 ft (409.04 m)

Tukuto Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Howard Hills, flows NE to Etivluk River, 20 mi. NE of Howard Pass, Brooks Ra

History

This Eskimo name appears on a fieldsheet by Gerald Fitzgerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1925. It may be the Eskimo name for "fog" (taktuktoq) which frequently occurs on the north slope of Brooks Range, or it may be a form of "taqtu" meaning "kidney".

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass C-1 (1984), Howard Pass C-1 SW (2016),
Places Near Tukuto Creek
Streams:

Volcano Creek,

Lakes:

Lake Betty,

Mountains:

Kingak Mountain, Nigu Bluff, Puvakrat Mountain, Smith Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Nigu Hills,

Ridges:

Lisburne Ridge,

Rivers:

Nigu River,

Streams:

Fay Creek, Tukuto Creek,