Information About

Marsh Fork

Marsh Fork

Quick Facts
Region:
  • North Slope
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1325 ft (403.86 m)
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 of Marsh Fork

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.