Information About

Nakaktuk Lakes

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Length:

5 mi (8.05 km)

Elevation:

673 ft (205.13 m)

About

extend W of Kutchik River, 8.5 mi. S of Umiat, Arctic Slope.

History of Nakaktuk Lakes

Eskimo name referring to stones or turf "lined up" to point to somethin as a barrier against caribou; name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Umiat A-4 (1955), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat (1956), Umiat A-4 NW (2016),

Places Near Nakaktuk Lakes

Cliffs:

Tattitgak Bluff,

Lakes:

Nakaktuk Lakes,

Streams:

Fossil Creek, Prince Creek, Rainy Creek, Roger Creek,

Cities:

Umiat,