Information About

Tukuto Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Shungnak

Length:

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation:

1657 ft (505.05 m)

About

in Brooks Range, 20 mi. N of Howard Pass

History of Tukuto Lake

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.

Found on the following 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,