Information About

Ningyoyak Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Ningyoyak Creek on The Map

Location

67 ° 50' 43.001" N,
156 ° 21' 1.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

1601 ft (487.98 m)

Ningyoyak Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW to Midas Creek 28 mi. SE of Howard Pass, Brooks Range

History

Eskimo name meaning "little cottonwood" relative to Midas Creek which is called "Ningyak" or "cottonwood;" recored at Kobuk by Orth in 1956.

Topo Maps

Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1956), Ambler River (1964), Ambler River D-1 (1990), Ambler River D-1 SW (2016),
Places Near Ningyoyak Creek
Lakes:

Lake Amitchiak, Lake Isiak, Lake Kipmik, Lake Matcharak,

Mountain Passes:

Nakmaktuak Pass,

Rivers:

Ipnelivik River,

Streams:

Douglas Creek, Komakak Creek, Midas Creek, Ningyoyak Creek, Nushralutak Creek, Tunukuchiak Creek,