Information About

Kuropak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kuropak Creek on The Map

Location

68 ° 4' 35" N,
165 ° 35' 21.001" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kivalina

Elevation

52 ft (15.85 m)

Kuropak Creek in Detail.

About

Flows SSE to the Chukchi Sea at the SE end of the Telavirak Hills, 11 mi SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope.

History

Eskimo name alluding to "a big valley hidden by a small mouth" according to W. O. Pruitt, University of Alaska, in 1962.

Topo Maps

Point Hope (1952), Point Hope A-1 (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope A-1 SW (2014),
Places Near Kuropak Creek
Capes:

Crowbill Point,

Cliffs:

Augutaurak,

Hills:

Flag Hill, Guard Hill, Igilerak Hill, Iluituk Hill, Kisimilok Mountain, Mad Hill, Stoney Ridge, Talaverat Hill, Telavirak Hills,

Lakes:

Atosik Lagoon, Ikaknak Pond, Pumaknak Pond,

Mountains:

Angmakrok Mountain,

Ridges:

Saligvik Ridge, Sigrikpak Ridge,

Rivers:

Kakpeyak River,

Streams:

Angmakrok Creek, Aniyuyaktuvik Creek, Bird Creek, Conglomerate Creek, Gulo Creek, Ilikrak Creek, Inuktak Creek, Kiktoya Creek, Kiliguak Creek, Kisimilok Creek, Kuropak Creek, Mitik Creek, Niyiklik Creek, Ogotoruk Creek, Phosphorite Creek, Pond Creek, Saligvik Creek, Snowbank Creek, Tobit Creek, Trail Creek, Tumi Creek, Ugalak Creek, Wolf Creek,

Valleys:

Kugukpak Valley, Ogotoruk Seavalley, Ogotoruk Valley, Saligvik Valley,

Cities:

Chariot,