Information About

Ribdon River

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Wiseman

Elevation:

1447 ft (441.05 m)

About

In Philip Smith Mts., flows W to the Sagavanirktok River, S of Kakuktukruich Bluff, 13 mi NW of Elusive Lake, Brooks Range

History of Ribdon River

So named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1951, "because one of the geologists named Don had a rib injury." The Eskimo name for this stream is "Shukukpaukat" which refers to the "high, steep, sharp mountains" that bound it.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains (1956), Philip Smith Mountains D-3 (1971), Philip Smith Mountains D-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Ribdon River

Cliffs:

Kakuktukruich Bluff,

Rivers:

Ribdon River,

Streams:

Accomplishment Creek, Section Creek,