Information About

Ribdon River

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 48' 31" N,
148 ° 47' 26.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wiseman

Elevation

1447 ft (441.05 m)

Ribdon River in Detail.

About

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

History

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.

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,