Information About

Ikpitcheak Creek

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 16' 5.999" N,
159 ° 53' 13.999" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Wainwright

Ikpitcheak Creek in Detail.

About

heads in lake, flows NE to Kuk River, 26 mi. S of Wainwright, Arctic Plain. 11 miles long.

History

Eskimo name recorded in 1956 at Wainwright by Orth; reported to mean "new bank," which referred to a freshly cut bank at the stream's mouth.