Information About

Driftwood Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

68 ° 50' 26.999" N,
161 ° 7' 3" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Noorvik

Elevation

1339 ft (408.13 m)

Driftwood Creek in Detail.

About

Heading on the W slope of Thunder Mountain in the De Long Mountains, flowing NW to the Utukok River, 42 mi. N of Misheguk Mtn., 10 mi SW of Meat Mountain, Brooks Range. 35 miles long.

History

Named in 1925 by a U.S. Geological Survey exploring party because of the utilization of driftwood found along its banks for fuel. The Eskimo name for this stream is "Karvak" (Chapman and Sable, 1960, p. 53).

Topo Maps

Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain (1956), Misheguk Mountain D-4 (1984), Misheguk Mountain D-4 SW (2016),

Places Near Driftwood Creek

Streams:

Adventure Creek, Driftwood Creek, Nimwutik Creek, Pattern Creek, Seismo Creek, Tupikchak Creek,