Information About

Ruby Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ruby Creek on The Map

Location

67 ° 6' 22" N,
156 ° 54' 55.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

568 ft (173.13 m)

Ruby Creek in Detail.

About

flows N to Shungnak River, 17 mi. NE of Shungnak, Brooks Range

History

Prospectors' name "derived from the ruby garnet," reported by P. S. Smith and H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (in Brooks and others, 1911, p. 300).

Topo Maps

Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1964), Ambler River A-2 (1985), Ambler River A-2 SW (2016),
Places Near Ruby Creek
Cities:

Kobuk,

Mountains:

Asbestos Mountain, Aurora Mountain, Bannock Mountain, Cosmos Mountain, Eightmile Mountain, Inerevuk Mountain, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Cosmos Hills,

Rivers:

Kogoluk River, Kogoluktuk River, Kuikcherk River,

Streams:

California Creek, Camp Creek, Dahl Creek, Glacier Creek, Harry Creek, Jay Creek, Lynx Creek, Radio Creek, Ruby Creek, Ryan Creek, Stockley Creek, Wesley Creek, Wye Creek,

Valleys:

Ambler Lowland,

Cities:

Bornite,