Information About

Kukpuk River

Kukpuk River

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Shishmaref

About

heads in DeLong Mts. at 681950N1632450W flows SW and NW to E end of Marryat Inlet, 12 mi. NE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.

History of Kukpuk River

On September 6, 1826, Captain Beechey (1831, p. 320), Royal Navy (RN), wrote, "We noticed the water, whilst off Marryat Creek to be of very muddy colour, as if some river discharged itself there." Eskimo name "Kukpak" meaning "big river" was published in 1890 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) by as "Kookpuk."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope B-3 (1952), Point Hope (1952), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope (1955), Point Hope B-3 NE (2014),

Places Near Kukpuk River

Bars:

Bays:

Capes:

Kilikralik Point, Kowtuk Point, Nuvugalak Point, Sinigrok Point, Tigara Peninsula,

Channels:

Sinuk, Sulupoagaktak Channel,

Cliffs:

Pingu Bluff, Rock Bluffs,

Hills:

Iviangik Mountain,

Lakes:

Aiautak Lagoon, Lake Makpik, Teshekpak Lake, Tusikpak Lake,

Locales:

Rivers:

Streams:

Sulupoaktak Channel,

Streams:

Akalolik Creek, Angolik Creek, Kilikralik Creek, Okrurat Creek, Sigrikpak Creek, Siniktaneyak Creek,