Information About

Tukuto Lake

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Location

68 ° 29' 58.898" N,
157 ° 1' 52.194" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Shungnak

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

1657 ft (505.05 m)

Tukuto Lake in Detail.

About

in Brooks Range, 20 mi. N of Howard Pass

History

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for nearby Tukuto Creek in 1951. Orth reports the present=day Eskimo name as "Nioqtun" meaning "drill" or "bit." This is the same name as Nigtun Lake in Howard Pass.

Topo Maps

Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass (1956), Howard Pass B-2 (1984),

Places Near Tukuto Lake

Lakes:

Battery Lake, Tukuto Lake,

Mountains:

Ekakevik Mountain, Kavaksurak Mountain,

Streams:

Bupto Creek, Crassico Creek, Ekakevik Creek, Memorial Creek, Taffy Creek,