Information About

Marsh Fork

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Marsh Fork on The Map

Location

69 ° 12' 33.998" N,
145 ° 52' 9.998" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Elevation

1325 ft (403.86 m)

Marsh Fork in Detail.

About

heads at glacier in Philip Smith Mts. flows N to Canning River, 11 mi. NE of Mount Salisbury and 40 mi. W of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range

History

In 1903 S. J. Marsh, who explored and sketched this stream, called it "Right Fork," after the manner of prospectors who term the tributaries right and left when ascending the stream. "Marsh Fork" first appears in Baker's Dictionary, 1906.

Topo Maps

Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson (1956), Mt. Michelson A-4 (1983), Mount Michelson A-4 (1983),
Places Near Marsh Fork
Rivers:

Marsh Fork, Marsh Fork Canning River,

Streams:

Curve Creek, Eagle Creek, Franklin Creek, Plunge Creek, Salisbury Creek,

Valleys:

Ikiakpuk Valley,