Information About

Tunukuchiak Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 51' 6.998" N,
156 ° 29' 34.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Kobuk

Elevation

1598 ft (487.07 m)

Tunukuchiak Creek in Detail.

About

flows N to Noatak River, 26 mi. SE of Howard Pass, Brooks Ra

History

Eskimo name reported to mean "to go (or sneak) behind," obtained at Noatak 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 Tunukuchiak Creek
Mountain Passes:

Nakmaktuak Pass,

Streams:

Amakomanak Creek, Douglas Creek, Midas Creek, Ningyoyak Creek, Tunukuchiak Creek,