Information About

Burnt River

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 53' 13.999" N,
162 ° 34' 45.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Deering

Elevation

52 ft (15.85 m)

Burnt River in Detail.

About

Heads 7 mi NE of Imuruk Lake and flows NE to the Kugruk River 13 mi SSE of the village of Deering, Seward Peninsula High. 22 miles long.

History

Prospectors' name published on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson. Reported as "Wade Creek" in 1901 by D. L. Reaburn (in Mendenhall, 1902, pl. 4a), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben D-2 (1950), Bendeleben D-2 (1950), Bendeleben D-2 (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben D-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Burnt River

Bays:

Kugruk Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Deceit, Ninemile Point,

Cities:

Deering,

Mine:

Wallin Coal Mine,

Rivers:

Burnt River, Inmachuk River, Kugruk River,

Streams:

California Creek, Champion Creek, Chicago Creek, Contact Creek, Goldbug Creek, Holtz Creek, Mina Creek, Montana Creek, Portage Creek, Reindeer Creek, Short Creek, Smith Creek,

Cities:

Chicago Creek,