68 ° 59' 28" N,
161 ° 54' 11.999" W
North Slope
827 ft (252.07 m)
heads on Tupikchak Mtn., flows N and NW to Kokolik River, Arctic Slope.
HistoryEskimo name obtained at Point Lay in 1956 by Orth, meaning "like a basin" (qataqnak); so called because of the deep basin-like depression along the Kokolik at the stream's mouth.