Information About

Birthday Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

69 ° 8' 4.999" N,
156 ° 38' 49.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Atqasuk

Elevation

843 ft (256.95 m)

Birthday Creek in Detail.

About

heads near Birthday Pass, flows S to Awuna River, 130 mi. SE of Wainwright, Arctic Slope. 10 miles long.

History

So named by members of the 1924 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Expedition, "because two men of our field party had birthdays on the day of our portage over pass at head."

Topo Maps

Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge (1956), Lookout Ridge A-2 (1984), Lookout Ridge A-2 NE (2016),

Places Near Birthday Creek

Mountain Passes:

Birthday Pass,

Rivers:

Lookout River,

Streams:

Birthday Creek,