Information About

Carter Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Carter Creek on The Map

Location

69 ° 58' 3" N,
144 ° 42' 14" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Carter Creek in Detail.

About

heads in Sadlerochit Mts., flows N to Camden Bay, 5 mi. SE of Collinson Point, 25 mi. SW of Barter I., Arctic Plain. 25 miles long.

History

Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 94) for the prospector F. G. Carter. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported in 1948 that the Eskimo name for this stream is "Ekalukliurak" which generally refers in meaning to "place where fish are caught early."

Topo Maps

Mount Michelson D-2 (1955), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956),
Places Near Carter Creek
Bays:

Simpson Cove,

Capes:

Collinson Point,

Streams:

Carter Creek, Marsh Creek, West Fork Marsh Creek,