Information About

Inmachuk River

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Location

66 ° 4' 30" N,
162 ° 43' 0.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Deering

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Inmachuk River in Detail.

About

On Seward Peninsula, heading 9 mi NNW of Cloud Lake and flowing NE 30 miles to Kotzebue Sound at the village of Deering, 57 mi. SW of Kotzebue, Kotsebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1901 as "Ipnichuk" by Mendenhall (1902, p. 30), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Mendenhall said that the name means "big cliff"; however, the present spelling of the name would indicate it may mean "new salt water."

Topo Maps

Kotzebue A-2 (1950), Kotzebue A-2 (1950), Kotzebue A-2 (1950), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1958),

Places Near Inmachuk River

Bays:

Kugruk Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Deceit,

Cities:

Deering,

Rivers:

Burnt River, Inmachuk River, Kugruk River,

Streams:

California Creek, Iowa Creek, Smith Creek, Willow Creek,