Information About

Jungjuk Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Jungjuk Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 47' 37" N,
158 ° 12' 54" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Chuathbaluk

Elevation

125 ft (38.1 m)

Jungjuk Creek in Detail.

About

heads in lake in Horn Mts., flows NE to Kuskokwim River, 35 mi. W of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Eskimo name, "Yukwonilnuk River" said to mean "river where no man is," reported on an 1898 fieldsheet by W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1910 A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the name as "Knowat River" (in Brooks and others, 1911, pl. 11), and 1912 H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the spelling "Nowat" (in Brooks and others, 1913, pl. 10). The present-day local name "Jungjuk Creek" was reported in 1944 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute (1950), Sleetmute D-6 (1954), Sleetmute D-6 (1954), Sleetmute (1954), Sleetmute (1954),
Places Near Jungjuk Creek
Mountains:

Canoe Mountain, Juninggulra Mountain,

Ridges:

Oguohaydok Ridge,

Rivers:

Oskawalik River,

Streams:

Anaconda Creek, Bell Creek, Crevice Creek, Crooked Creek, Eagle Creek, Getmuna Creek, Jungjuk Creek, Little Creek, Trapper Creek, Veahna Creek, Village Creek,

Cities:

Crooked Creek, Oskawalik,